Profundiconus cakobaui
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Profundiconus cakobaui | |
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Shell of Profundiconus cakobaui (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Profundiconus |
Species: | P. cakobaui
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Binomial name | |
Profundiconus cakobaui (Moolenbeek, Röckel, & Bouchet, 2008)
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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
The size of the shell varies between 19 mm and 25 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2016) |
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and Tonga
References
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus cakobaui (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581029 on 2015-03-28
- ^ 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
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Profundiconus cakobaui.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Conus cakobaui". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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