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Profundiconus stahlschmidti

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Profundiconus stahlschmidti
Shell of Profundiconus stahlschmidti (paratype at 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. stahlschmidti
Binomial name
Profundiconus stahlschmidti
Tenorio & Tucker, 2014
Synonyms

Turriconus (Mitraconus) stahlschmidti (Tenorio & J. K. Tucker, 2014)

Profundiconus stahlschmidti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 10 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Togian Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

References

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  • "Profundiconus stahlschmidti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • 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