Conus luciae

Conus luciae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus luciae
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus luciae Moolenbeek, R.G., 1986
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. luciae
Binomial name
Conus luciae
Moolenbeek, 1986
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Turriconus) luciae Moolenbeek, 1986 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kurodaconus luciae (Moolenbeek, 1986)
  • Profundiconus luciae (Moolenbeek, 1986)
  • Turriconus (Kurodaconus) luciae (Moolenbeek, 1986)

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 21 mm and 62 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Coral Sea and off New Caledonia.

References
  1. Conus luciae Moolenbeek, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  • Moolenbeek, R., 1986. Studies on Conidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), 6. Conidae of the Chesterfields Island, with description of Conus luciae nova species. Bulletin Zoologisch Museum Universiteit van Amsterdam 10(25): 209–214
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
  • Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp.

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  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Profundiconus luciae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Holotype in MNHN, Paris


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