Profundiconus Kuroda 1956 (cone shell)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Synonym: Lizaconus da Motta 1991
Parent taxon: Conidae according to N. Puillandre et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Californiconus, Cariboconus, Conasprella, Conasprelloides, Conilithes, Coninae, Conorbinae, Conus, Cryptoconus, Dauciconus, Eugeniconus, Hortia, Kenyonia, Lamniconus, Lautoconus, Moniliopsis, Oenopotinae, Parviconus, Perplexiconus, Plagioconus, Pseudotominae, Puncticuliinae, Purpuriconus, Pyruconus, Raphitominae, Seminoleconus, Siphopsinae
Subtaxa: Profundiconus hennigi Profundiconus profundorum Profundiconus teramachii
Type: Chelyconus profundorum
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Arroyo Bellaco (Miocene of Dominican Republic)
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