Profundiconus smirnoides

Profundiconus smirnoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Profundiconus
Species: P. smirnoides
Binomial name
Profundiconus smirnoides
Tenorio 2015

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

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 80 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs at the Norfolk Ridge off New Caledonia

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus smirnoides. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=842848 on 2016-01-23
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