Profundiconus dondani 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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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Profundiconus dondani (Kosuge, S., 1981) | |
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. dondani
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| Binomial name | |
| Profundiconus dondani (Kosuge, 1981)
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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
editThe size of the shell varies between 16 mm and 33 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus dondani (Kosuge, 1981). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751666 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
- Kosuge S. (1981) Studies on the collection of Mr. Victor Dan (4) Descriptions of new species of the genera Lyria, Conus and Fissidentalium. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1(7): 113–115, pl. 39. 31. [30 October 1981]
page(s): 114, pl. 39 figs 8-9
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- 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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Profundiconus dondani.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Cylinder dondani". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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