Profundiconus profundorum

Profundiconus profundorum
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Profundiconus profundorum(Kuroda, T., 1956)
Scientific 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 profundorumKuroda, 1956 (original combination) Conus profundorum(Kuroda, 1956) Profundiconus soyomaruaeOkutani, 1964

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

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.
Sometimes trawled by nets at 240-250 metres depth.

References

1. 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
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

• 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.