Profundiconus ikedai
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Profundiconus ikedai

Profundiconus ikedai 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.

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The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50 mm.

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This marine species occurs off Vietnam and in Sagami Bay, Japan

References

1. Profundiconus ikedai Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profundiconus_ikedai
2. Profundiconus ikedai on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192398/2087962

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