Species of sea snail
| Conus mozambicus
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus mozambicus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Mollusca
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| Class:
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Gastropoda
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| Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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| Order:
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Neogastropoda
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| Superfamily:
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Conoidea
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| Family:
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Conidae
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| Genus:
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Conus
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| Species:
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C. mozambicus
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| Binomial name
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Conus mozambicus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
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| Synonyms[1]
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- Conus (Floraconus) mozambicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation
- Conus altispiratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873
- Conus caffer Krauss, 1848 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus caffer Röding, 1798)
- Conus informis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
- Conus lautus Reeve, 1844
- Conus macei Crosse, 1865
- Conus mozambicus lautus Reeve, 1844
- Conus mozambicus mozambicus Hwass, 1792
- Sciteconus mozambicus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
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Conus mozambicus, common name the Mozambique cone or the elongate cone, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a predatory marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails or cone shells.[1]
Distribution
Conus mozambicus cone is known off the southern African coast from Lüderitz Bay to Mossel Bay, subtidally in shallow water. The species is endemic to this region.[2] It is also found off Senegal and Mozambique.
Description
Conus mozambicus has a medium-sized shell which may grow to 65mm in total length. It has a sharply pointed spire. The shell colour is dull and mottled with brown, and there may be darker blotches at the shoulder. The spire of the shell is stepped.[3]
Ecology
Conus mozambicus feeds on polychaete worms. The egg capsules are vase-shaped and contain 19-23 eggs.[2]
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