Profundiconus puillandrei | |
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Shell of Profundiconus puillandrei (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Profundiconus |
Species: | P. puillandrei
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Binomial name | |
Profundiconus puillandrei Tenorio & Castelin, 2016
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Profundiconus puillandrei 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.
The length of the shell attains 43.2 mm.
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This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Norfolk Ridge (off New Caledonia)
Profundiconus puillandrei | |
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Shell of Profundiconus puillandrei (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Profundiconus |
Species: | P. puillandrei
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Binomial name | |
Profundiconus puillandrei Tenorio & Castelin, 2016
|
Profundiconus puillandrei 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.
The length of the shell attains 43.2 mm.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (February 2022) |
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Norfolk Ridge (off New Caledonia)