Biology:Profundiconus loyaltiensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Profundiconus loyaltiensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Profundiconus
Species:
P. loyaltiensis
Binomial name
Profundiconus loyaltiensis
(Röckel, Richard, & Moolenbeek, 1995)
Synonyms[1]

Conus loyaltiensis Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1995 (original combination)

Profundiconus loyaltiensis 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 varies between 19 mm and 22 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

  • Röckel, D., Richard, G. & Moolenbeek, R., 1995. Deep-water Cones (Gastropoda: Conidae) from the New Caledonia region. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 167: 557–594
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1609865 entry