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Profundiconus pacificus

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Profundiconus pacificus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: 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)
  • Turriconus (Mitraconus) 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

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The size of the shell attains 20 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  • 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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  • 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