Profundiconus stahlschmidti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
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| Shell of Profundiconus stahlschmidti (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Profundiconus |
| Species: | P. stahlschmidti
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| Binomial name | |
| Profundiconus stahlschmidti Tenorio & Tucker, 2014
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| Synonyms | |
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Turriconus (Mitraconus) stahlschmidti (Tenorio & J. K. Tucker, 2014) | |
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 edit
The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 26 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Togian Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
References edit
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus stahlschmidti Tenorio & Tucker, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746714 on 2015-03-29
- ^ 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 edit
- "Profundiconus stahlschmidti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- 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
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