Profundiconus profundorum
Species of gastropod
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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]
| 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) | |
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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.
