Profundiconus ikedai explained

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

• http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/ Ninomya Taizo, Conus (Profundiconus) ikedai n. sp.; Venus: the Japanese journal of malacology, 1987
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website

Notes and References

1. 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. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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