Profundiconus pacificus

Profundiconus pacificus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1][2]

Profundiconus pacificus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Profundiconus
Species:	P. pacificus
Binomial name
Profundiconus pacificus (Moolenbeek & Röckel, 1996)
Synonyms[1]
Conus pacificus Moolenbeek & Röckel, 1996 (original combination) Cylinder pacificus (Moolenbeek & Röckel, 1996) Turriconus (Mitraconus) pacificus (Moolenbeek & Röckel, 1996)

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 attains 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and Wallis & Futuna Islands