Profundiconus profundorum


Profundiconus profundorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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 46 mm and 114 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, Taiwan and New Caledonia. Sometimes trawled by nets at 240-250 metres depth.