Profundiconus robmoolenbeeki

Profundiconus robmoolenbeeki
Shell of Profundiconus robmoolenbeeki (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Conidae
Genus:Profundiconus
Species: P. robmoolenbeeki
Binomial name
Profundiconus robmoolenbeeki
Tenorio, 2016

Profundiconus robmoolenbeeki 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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Solomon Islands.

References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase (2018). Profundiconus robmoolenbeeki Tenorio, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888089 on 2018-03-31
  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
  • Tenorio M.J. (2016). Profundiconus robmoolenbeeki spec. nov.: A new deep water conoidean gastropod from the Solomon Islands (Gastropoda, Conilithidae). Basteria. 80(1-3): 89-94


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