Profundiconus dondani

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

Profundiconus dondani
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Profundiconus dondani (Kosuge, S., 1981)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Profundiconus
Species:
P. dondani
Binomial name
Profundiconus dondani
(Kosuge, 1981)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus dondani Kosuge, 1981 (original combination)
  • Cylinder dondani (Kosuge, 1981)
  • Turriconus (Mitraconus) dondani (Kosuge, 1981)

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 16 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus dondani (Kosuge, 1981). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751666 on 2015-03-28
  2. 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
  • Kosuge S. (1981) Studies on the collection of Mr. Victor Dan (4) Descriptions of new species of the genera Lyria, Conus and Fissidentalium. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1(7): 113–115, pl. 39. 31. [30 October 1981]

page(s): 114, pl. 39 figs 8-9

  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Cylinder dondani". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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