Profundiconus puillandrei

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

Profundiconus puillandrei
Shell of Profundiconus puillandrei (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Profundiconus
Species:	P. puillandrei
Binomial name
Profundiconus puillandrei Tenorio & Castelin, 2016

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 length of the shell attains 43.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean, off the Norfolk Ridge (off New Caledonia)