Profundiconus ikedai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
| Profundiconus ikedai | |
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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. ikedai
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| Binomial name | |
| Profundiconus ikedai (Ninomiya, 1987)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus ikedai Ninomiya, 1987 (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 50 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Vietnam and in Sagami Bay, Japan
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus ikedai (Ninomiya, 1987). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581033 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
- http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/ Ninomya Taizo, Conus (Profundiconus) ikedai n. sp.; Venus: the Japanese journal of malacology, 1987
- 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 ikedai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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