Virgin cone
A species of Cone shells Scientific name : Conus virgo Genus : Cone shells
Virgin cone, A species of Cone shells
Botanical name: Conus virgo
Genus: Cone shells
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Description
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Conus virgo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.These snails are predatory and venomous.They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Varieties Conus virgo var.alba Spalowsky, 1795: synonym of Conus virgo Linnaeus, 1758 Conus virgo var.fasciata Menke, 1828: synonym of Conus lividus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Neogastropod snails Family
Cone snails Genus
Cone shells Species
Virgin cone