Conus virgo
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| Conus virgo | |
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| Abapertural (left) and apertural (right) views of the shell of Conus virgo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. virgo |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus virgo | |
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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.[2]
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
