Conus virgatus
Conus virgatus | |
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Apertural view of shell of Conus virgatus Reeve, 1849. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Subfamily: | Coninae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. virgatus |
Binomial name | |
Conus virgatus Reeve, 1849 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Conus cumingii Reeve, 1849 |
Conus virgatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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.
Distribution
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Conus virgatus Reeve, L.A., 1849
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Conus virgatus Reeve, L.A., 1849
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Conus virgatus Reeve, L.A., 1849
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus virgatus Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.