Ivory cone
A species of Cone shells Scientific name : Conus eburneus Genus : Cone shells
Ivory cone, A species of Cone shells
Botanical name: Conus eburneus
Genus: Cone shells
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Description
Description
Conus eburneus, common name the ivory cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous.They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. There is one subspecies: Conus eburneus crassus G.B.Sowerby II, 1858 represented as Conus eburneus.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Neogastropod snails Family
Cone snails Genus
Cone shells Species
Ivory cone