Profundiconus pacificus

Profundiconus pacificus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Conidae
Genus:Profundiconus
Species: P. pacificus
Binomial name
Profundiconus pacificus
(Moolenbeek & Röckel, 1996)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus pacificus Moolenbeek & Röckel, 1996 (original combination)
  • Cylinder pacificus (Moolenbeek & Röckel, 1996)

Profundiconus pacificus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

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

The size of the shell attains 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and Wallis & Futuna Islands

References

  1. 1 2 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
  2. ↑ 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.


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