Profundiconus
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Profundiconus Temporal range: Eocene–Recent |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Profundiconus lani (Crandall, 1979) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: |
Profundiconus Kuroda, 1956 |
| Type species | |
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Chelyconus profundorum Kuroda, 1956 |
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| External identifiers for Profundiconus | |
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| WoRMS | 428962 |
Profundiconus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
As the name of the genus suggests, these species live in deep water. It is presumed that they are vermivorous.
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