Profundiconus profundorum | |
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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) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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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.
The size of the shell varies between 46 mm and 114 mm.
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This marine species occurs off Japan and New Caledonia.
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