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Profundiconus kanakinus

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| taxon = Profundiconus kanakinus

| image =Conus kanakinus 1.jpg

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| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Profundiconus kanakinus Richard, G., 1983

| authority =(Richard, 1983)

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| synonyms =

  • Conus kanakinus Richard, 1983 (original combination)
  • Phasmoconus kanakinus (Richard, 1983)

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Profundiconus kanakinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus kanakinus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751667 on 2015-10-13

Like all species within the genus Conus, these 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 11 mm and 21 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  • Richard, G., 1983. Two new species of Conus from New Caledonia: Conus boucheti sp. nov. and Conus kanakinus sp. nov. (Neogastropoda: Conidae). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 6(1–2): 53–58
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
  • [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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]

External links

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  • [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The Conus Biodiversity website]
  • [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea]
  • {{Gastropods.com|key=5|id=5055|title=Phasmoconus kanakinus|access-date=16 January 2019}}
  • [https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/im/item/2000-2548?listIndex=66&listCount=5567 Holotype in MNHN, Paris]

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kanakinus

Category:Gastropods described in 1983

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