Profundiconus stahlschmidti

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

Profundiconus stahlschmidti
Shell of Profundiconus stahlschmidti (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Profundiconus
Species:	P. stahlschmidti
Binomial name
Profundiconus stahlschmidti Tenorio & Tucker, 2014
Synonyms
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

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Togian Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia.