Profundiconus neocaledonicus

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| taxon = Profundiconus neocaledonicus

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| image_caption = Shell of Profundiconus neocaledonicus (holotype in MNHN, Paris)

| authority = Tenorio & Castelin, 2016

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Profundiconus neocaledonicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Profundiconus neocaledonicus Tenorio & Castelin, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=868671 on 2018-03-29[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]

Like all species within the genus Profundiconus, these cone snails are predatory and venomous. A total of 82 venom components were identified from Profundiconus neocaledonicus. Their venom is distinct from other cone snails so they must be handled with caution.{{Cite journal |last1=Fassio |first1=Giulia |last2=Modica |first2=Maria Vittoria |last3=Mary |first3=Lou |last4=Zaharias |first4=Paul |last5=Fedosov |first5=Alexander E. |last6=Gorson |first6=Juliette |last7=Kantor |first7=Yuri I. |last8=Holford |first8=Mandё |last9=Puillandre |first9=Nicolas |date=2019-10-28 |title=Venom Diversity and Evolution in the Most Divergent Cone Snail Genus Profundiconus |journal=Toxins |volume=11 |issue=11 |pages=623 |doi=10.3390/toxins11110623 |issn=2072-6651 |pmc=6891753 |pmid=31661832 |doi-access=free }}