Profundiconus profundorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. 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
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 46 mm and 114 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Japan, Taiwan and New Caledonia. Sometimes trawled by nets at 240-250 metres depth.
References
B.A. Marshall, New records of Conidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the New Zealand region New Zealand Journal of Zoology Volume 8, Issue 4, 1981; DOI:10.1080/03014223.1981.10427973 Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition 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 Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea