Profundiconus emersoni

Profundiconus emersoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Profundiconus
Species: P. emersoni
Binomial name
Profundiconus emersoni
(G. D. Hanna, 1963)
Synonyms

Conus emersoni G. D. Hanna, 1963 (original combination)

Profundiconus emersoni 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.

References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus emersoni (Hanna, 1963). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581031 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

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