Profundiconus jeanmartini

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

Profundiconus jeanmartini
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. jeanmartini
Binomial name
Profundiconus jeanmartini
G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992
Synonyms[1]

Conus jeanmartini (G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992) (original combination)

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 25 mm and 67 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Réunion and Sulawesi, Indonesia.

References

  • Raybaudi, GM, 1992 . Aantekeningen over het geslacht Profundiconus (Kuroda, 1956) en beschrijving van een nieuwe soort (Gastropoda: Conidae) . The Conchiglia 263 : 46–47
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Profundiconus jeanmartini". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Holotype in MNHN, Paris


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