Profundiconus pacificus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
| Profundiconus pacificus | |
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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. pacificus
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| Binomial name | |
| Profundiconus pacificus (Moolenbeek & Röckel, 1996)
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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 attains 20 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off New Caledonia and Wallis & Futuna Islands
References
edit- ^ a b 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
- Moolenbeek, R. & Röckel, D., 1997. Conus taken off Wallis and Futuna Islands, south-west Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Conidae). Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 18(3-4)"1996": 387–400, sér. série 4, part. Section A
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
External links
edit- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Cylinder pacificus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Holotype in MNHN, Paris
- 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
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