Conus lucaya

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Conus lucaya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. lucaya
Binomial name
Conus lucaya
Petuch, 2000
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) lucaya Petuch, 2000 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Purpuriconus lucaya (Petuch, 2000)

Conus lucaya is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

The size of the shell grows to a length of 28 mm.

Distribution

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