Profundiconus profundorum
Profundiconus profundorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Profundiconus profundorum (Kuroda, T., 1956) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Profundiconus |
| Species: | P. profundorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Profundiconus profundorum (Kuroda, 1956) | |
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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 46 mm and 114 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan and New Caledonia.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus profundorum (Kuroda, 1956). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580594 on 2015-03-29
- 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
- B.A. Marshall, New records of Conidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the New Zealand region New Zealand Journal of Zoology Volume 8, Issue 4, 1981; DOI:10.1080/03014223.1981.10427973
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Profundiconus profundorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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