Geography cone
A species of Cone shells Scientific name : Conus geographus Genus : Cone shells
Geography cone, A species of Cone shells
Botanical name: Conus geographus
Genus: Cone shells
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Description
Description
Conus geographus, popularly called the geography cone or the geographer cone, is a species of predatory cone snail.It lives in reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific, and hunts small fish.Although all cone snails hunt and kill prey using venom, the venom of this species is potent enough to kill humans.The variety Conus geographus var.rosea G.B.Sowerby I, 1833 is a synonym of Conus eldredi Morrison, 1955. This species is the type species of :
Gastridium Modeer, 1793 Rollus Montfort, 1810 Utriculus Schumacher, 1817
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Scientific Classification
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Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Neogastropod snails Family
Cone snails Genus
Cone shells Species
Geography cone