Profundiconus smirnoides

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Profundiconus smirnoides
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Shell of Profundiconus smirnoides (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Profundiconus
Species:
P. smirnoides
Binomial name
Profundiconus smirnoides
Tenorio 2015

Profundiconus smirnoides is a species of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1]

Contents

Like all species within the genus conus, these cone snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled with caution or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 11 mm and 21 mm, The color of the shell is a bright orange color with streaks of white.

Distribution

This marine species occurs at the Norfolk Ridge off New Caledonia.

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References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus smirnoides. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=842848 on 2016-01-23


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