Profundiconus pacificus
| Profundiconus pacificus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Profundiconus |
| Species: | P. pacificus |
| Binomial name | |
| Profundiconus pacificus (Moolenbeek & Röckel, 1996) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Profundiconus pacificus 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 attains 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and Wallis & Futuna Islands
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus pacificus (Moolenbeek & Röckel, 1996). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746716 on 2015-03-29
- ↑ 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
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
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