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Profundiconus cakobaui

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Profundiconus cakobaui
Shell of Profundiconus cakobaui (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
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. cakobaui
Binomial name
Profundiconus cakobaui
(Moolenbeek, Röckel, & Bouchet, 2008)
Synonyms[1]

Conus cakobaui Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008 (original combination)

Profundiconus cakobaui 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 varies between 19 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and Tonga

References

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  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
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  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Conus cakobaui". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.