Biology:Conus lucasi
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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. lucasi
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| Conus lucasi (Bozzetti, 2010) [1]
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Conus lucasi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Southern Madagascar .
References
- ↑ Bozzetti L. (2010) Two new species of Conidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) from Southern Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 68: 3-5.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus lucasi (Bozzetti, 2010). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723806 on 2015-10-23
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Textilia lucasi" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_66430.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q7708499 entry
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