Profundiconus neocaledonicus explained

Profundiconus neocaledonicus 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. A total of 82 venom components were identified from Profundiconus neocaledonicus. Their venom is distinct from other cone snails so they must be handled with caution.^[3]

Description

The length of the shell attains 70 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Norfolk Ridge (off New Caledonia)

External links

• Tenorio M.J. & Castelin M. (2016). Genus Profundiconus Kuroda, 1956 (Gastropoda, Conoidea): Morphological and molecular studies, with the description of five new species from the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia. European Journal of Taxonomy. 173: 1–45

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Profundiconus neocaledonicus Tenorio & Castelin, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=868671 on 2018-03-29
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
3. Fassio . Giulia . Modica . Maria Vittoria . Mary . Lou . Zaharias . Paul . Fedosov . Alexander E. . Gorson . Juliette . Kantor . Yuri I. . Holford . Mandё . Puillandre . Nicolas . 2019-10-28 . Venom Diversity and Evolution in the Most Divergent Cone Snail Genus Profundiconus . Toxins . 11 . 11 . 623 . 10.3390/toxins11110623 . 2072-6651 . 6891753 . 31661832 . free .