Conus luquei

Conus luquei
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]
  • Africonus luquei (Rolán & Trovão, 1990)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) luquei Rolán & Trovão in Rolán, 1990· accepted, alternate representation

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

  1. 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
  2. 1 2 Conus luquei Rolán & Trovão in Rolán, 1990.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
Conus luquei Rolán, E.M. & Trovão, 1990
Conus luquei Rolán, E.M. & Trovão, 1990
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