Conidae and Terebridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from the Plio-Pleistocene of the Philippines
Author
Helwerda, Enate A.
text
Zootaxa
2017
4221
5
545
561
journal article
37275
10.11646/zootaxa.4221.5.4
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1175-5326
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Profundiconus profundorum
(
Kuroda, 1956
)
(
Figure 10
)
1956
Chelyconus (Profundiconus) profundorum
nov. spec.—Kuroda: p. 5, figs.
8–9. 1995
Conus profundorum
(
Kuroda, 1956
)
—Röckel, Korn & Kohn: p. 152, pl. 27, figs. 13–17. 2000
Conus (Profundiconus) profundorum
(
Kuroda, 1956
)
—Hori: p. 619, pl. 308, fig. 159. 2008
Conus profundorum
(
Kuroda, 1956
)
—Raybaudi Massillia: p. 640, pl. 615, figs.
4–5. 2009
Profundiconus profundorum
(
Kuroda, 1956
)
—Tucker & Tenorio: p. 149, pl. 10, fig, 7 & pl. XIV, fig. 15 & pl. XV, fig.
1–4.
2015
Profundiconus profundorum
(
Kuroda, 1956
)
—Puillandre
et al.
: p. 4.
Material.
Anda2 (1) RGM 1008320.
Characterization.
Shell large,
117 mm
. Protoconch damaged. Spire of moderate height, outline slightly concave. First several postnuclear whorls tuberculate. Sutural ramps slightly concave, with 3 increasing to 11 spiral grooves. Shoulder rounded. Last whorl conical, with a straight to weakly convex outline. Lower one-third of last whorl with weak axially striate grooves and spiral ribbons in between and narrow at base. Columella curved to left at base.
Distribution.
Japan
,
Philippines
, New Caledonian area; possibly also S.E. Pacific, in
180–550 m
(
Röckel, Korn & Kohn, 1995
).
Japan
, the
Philippines
and
New Caledonia
, sandy mud bottom,
200–550 m
(
Hori, 2000
).
Philippines
,
150–300 m
(
Raybaudi Massillia, 2008
).
Remarks.
This specimen is large for the species, relatively high-spired and its sculpture is rather coarse, making it a somewhat atypical specimen. However, its characters appear to fall within the range of conchological variation of the species.