Profundiconus scopulicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Profundiconus |
Species: | P. scopulicola
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Binomial name | |
Profundiconus scopulicola Okutani, 1972
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Synonyms [1] | |
Conus scopulicola (Okutani, 1972) |
Profundiconus scopulicola 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 size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 22 mm.
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This marine species occurs off southeast Honshu, Japan.
Profundiconus scopulicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Profundiconus |
Species: | P. scopulicola
|
Binomial name | |
Profundiconus scopulicola Okutani, 1972
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
Conus scopulicola (Okutani, 1972) |
Profundiconus scopulicola 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 size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 22 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (January 2016) |
This marine species occurs off southeast Honshu, Japan.