Conus luciae
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus luciae Moolenbeek, R.G., 1986 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. luciae
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus luciae Moolenbeek, 1986
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Conus luciae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 21 mm and 62 mm. Conus luciae exhibits a distinctive reproductive strategy: it is a non-broadcast spawner, meaning it does not release its gametes into the water column for external fertilization. Additionally, its life cycle notably lacks a trochophore stage, which is a free-swimming larval phase common in many marine mollusks. This information is documented in SeaLifeBase. [2] The absence of a trochophore stage suggests a more direct development, potentially limiting larval dispersal and influencing the species' distribution and population structure. Such traits are significant for understanding the ecology and evolution of this species.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Coral Sea and off New Caledonia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Conus luciae Moolenbeek, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Conus luciae". www.sealifebase.org. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- 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.
page(s): 346
External links
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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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