Conus virgo

Scientific Name:-

Conus virgo

Common Name:-

Virgin cone / Virgo cone

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated Photo courtesy: gastropods.com

Description:-

Shell hard and thick; moderate size; solid; body whorl conical in outline; shoulder angulate; spire not elevated; body whorl sculptured with weak spiral striae becoming faintly prominent towards the base; aperture narrow elongate and straight in outline; body whorl pale yellow; base deep bluish violet.

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Franklin and Laladhas (2014) reported it from Kerala coast.

Habitat:-

Inter tidal; shallow sub tidal; coaral and sandy substrates

Synonyms:-

Conus virgo var. alba Spalowsky, 1795
Virgiconus virgo (Linnaeus, 1758)

References:-

Franklin, J.B. and Laladhas, K.P. 2014. Marine Gastropods of Kerala. Kerala State Biodiversity Board, Thiruvananthapuram, India, 186pp.
bioSearch v 1.2, © 2009, Bioinformatics Centre, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India (http://biosearch.in/)

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