Conus luciae
{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}
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| taxon = Conus luciae
| image =Conus luciae 1.jpg
| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus luciae Moolenbeek, R.G., 1986
| authority =Moolenbeek, 1986
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| synonyms =
- Conus (Turriconus) luciae Moolenbeek, 1986 · accepted, alternate representation
- Kurodaconus luciae (Moolenbeek, 1986)
- Profundiconus luciae (Moolenbeek, 1986)
- Turriconus (Kurodaconus) 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.{{WRMS species|428193|Conus luciae Moolenbeek, 1986||27 March 2010}}
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 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. {{Cite web |title=Conus luciae |url=https://www.sealifebase.org/summary/Conus-luciae?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=www.sealifebase.org}} 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
This marine species occurs in the Coral Sea and off New Caledonia.
References
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- 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
- [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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]
External links
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- [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The Conus Biodiversity website]
- [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=4|id=4984|title=Profundiconus luciae|access-date=16 January 2019}}
- [https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/im/item/2000-2542?listIndex=62&listCount=5567 Holotype in MNHN, Paris]
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Category:Gastropods described in 1986
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