Profundiconus frausseni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2][3]
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| Shell of Profundiconus frausseni (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. frausseni
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| Binomial name | |
| Profundiconus frausseni (Tenorio & Poppe, 2004)[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus frausseni Tenorio & Poppe, 2004 (original combination) | |
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 21.3 mm and 47 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References edit
- ^ Tenorio & Poppe. 2004. Visaya 1 : 20–30. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus frausseni (Tenorio & Poppe, 2004). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581032 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
- Tenorio M. & Poppe G. , 2004. Description of three deep-water species of Conus from the central Philippines. (Gastropoda, Conidae).. Visaya 1: 20-30
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
External links edit
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Profundiconus frausseni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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