Biology:Profundiconus tuberculosus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Profundiconus tuberculosus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Profundiconus
Species:
P. tuberculosus
Binomial name
Profundiconus tuberculosus
(Tomlin, 1937)
Synonyms[1]

Conus tuberculosus Tomlin, 1937 (original combination)

Profundiconus tuberculosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2][3][4]

Profundiconus tuberculosus was believed to be extinct, and thus it is often represented with a dagger "†" as a fossil species. Mike Filmer (2011) notes in Nomenclature and Taxonomy in Living Conidae that living specimens have been found, citing Toki, 1937.

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 14 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Sagami Bay, Japan and in the China Sea; in the Pacific Ocean off the Tarava Seamounts, off Tahiti.

References

  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3703469 entry