Profundiconus lani

Profundiconus lani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

Profundiconus lani
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of 'Profundiconus lani (Crandall, 1979)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Profundiconus
Species:
P. lani
Binomial name
Profundiconus lani
(Crandall, 1979)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Profundiconus) nigrostriatus Kosuge, 1979 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus lani Crandall, 1979 (original combination)
  • Conus nigrostriatus Kosuge, 1979

Like all species within the genus Profundiconus, these cone 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 41 mm and 54 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, the Loyalty Islands and New Caledonia; in the South China Sea.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus lani (Crandall, 1979). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581035 on 2015-03-29
  2. Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.


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