Profundiconus jeanmartini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
Profundiconus jeanmartini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Profundiconus |
Species: | P. jeanmartini
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Binomial name | |
Profundiconus jeanmartini G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992
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Synonyms[1] | |
Conus jeanmartini (G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992) (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 25 mm and 67 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Réunion and Sulawesi, Indonesia.
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus jeanmartini G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581034 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
- Raybaudi, GM, 1992 . Aantekeningen over het geslacht Profundiconus (Kuroda, 1956) en beschrijving van een nieuwe soort (Gastropoda: Conidae) . The Conchiglia 263 : 46–47
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
External links
edit- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Profundiconus jeanmartini". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Holotype in MNHN, Paris