Profundiconus smirnoides is a species of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus smirnoides. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=842848 on 2016-01-23
Like all species within the genus Conus, these cone snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled with caution or not at all.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 11 mm and 21 mm. The shell is bright orange with streaks of white.
Distribution This marine species occurs at the Norfolk Ridge off New Caledonia.
References
M. Tenorio, Note on Profundiconus smirna with description of a new species : Profundiconus smirnoides n.sp; Xenophora Taxonomy N° 7 - Supplément au Xenophora n° 150 - Avril 2015
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