Conus luquei
| Conus luquei | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus luquei" Rolán, E.M. & Trovão, 1990 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. luquei |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus luquei Rolán & Trovão in Rolán, 1990 [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus luquei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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 20 mm and 35 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean (off the Cape Verdes) and in the Mediterranean Sea.
References
- ↑ W Rolán, E., 1990. Descripcion de Nuevas Especies y Subespecies del Genero Conus (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) para el Archipelago de Cabo Verde. Iberus: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Malocologia, Suppl. 2: 5 -70
- 1 2 Conus luquei Rolán & Trovão in Rolán, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
Conus luquei Rolán, E.M. & Trovão, 1990
Conus luquei Rolán, E.M. & Trovão, 1990
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