Profundiconus ikedai

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Profundiconus ikedai
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. ikedai
Binomial name
Profundiconus ikedai
(Ninomiya, 1987)
Synonyms[1]

Conus ikedai Ninomiya, 1987 (original combination)

Profundiconus ikedai 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 25 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Vietnam and in Sagami Bay, Japan

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus ikedai (Ninomiya, 1987). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581033 on 2015-03-29
  2. ^ 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

External links

  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Profundiconus ikedai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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