Profundiconus cakobaui is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
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| Shell of Profundiconus cakobaui (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Profundiconus |
| Species: | P. cakobaui
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| Binomial name | |
| Profundiconus cakobaui (Moolenbeek, Röckel, & Bouchet, 2008)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus cakobaui Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008 (original combination) | |
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
editThe size of the shell varies between 19 mm and 25 mm.
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Distribution
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus cakobaui (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581029 on 2015-03-28
- ^ 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. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Profundiconus cakobaui.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Conus cakobaui". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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