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]

Profundiconus profundorum
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Profundiconus profundorum (Kuroda, T., 1956)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chelyconus profundorum Kuroda, 1956 (original combination)
  • Conus profundorum (Kuroda, 1956)
  • Profundiconus soyomaruae Okutani, 1964

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, Taiwan and New Caledonia.

References

  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Profundiconus profundorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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