Conus virgatus
Species of sea snail
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Conus virgatus, common name the virgate Panama cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| shell of Conus virgatus, specimen at the Smithsonian Institution | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. virgatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus virgatus Reeve, 1849 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 70 mm. The rather narrow shell is pinkish white, continuously but irregularly longitudinally strigate with chestnut.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Baja California, Mexico to North Peru.
Conus virgatus Reeve, L.A., 1849
Conus virgatus Reeve, L.A., 1849
Conus virgatus Reeve, L.A., 1849
