Profundiconus barazeri 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.

Profundiconus barazeri

Description

The length of the shell attains 11.6 mm.

Profundiconus barazeri

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Chesterfield Archipelago (off New Caledonia).

Profundiconus barazeri

References

External links

Tenorio M.J. & Castelin M. (2016). Genus Profundiconus Kuroda, 1956 (Gastropoda, Conoidea): Morphological and molecular studies, with the description of five new species from the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia. European Journal of Taxonomy. 173: 1–45

barazeri

Gastropods described in 2016