Conus lucaya

Conus lucaya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. lucaya
Binomial name
Conus lucaya
Petuch, 2000
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) lucaya Petuch, 2000 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Purpuriconus lucaya (Petuch, 2000)

Conus lucaya is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell grows to a length of 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Bahamas.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus lucaya. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429052 on 2015-10-23
External identifiers for Conus lucaya
WoRMS 429052


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