Lilliconus sagei

Lilliconus sagei
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Lilliconus sagei (Korn, W. & Raybaudi Massilia, L., 1993)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Lilliconus
Species:	L. sagei
Binomial name
	Lilliconus sagei; (Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993)
Synonyms
	Conasprella (Lilliconus) sagei (Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993); Conasprella sagei (Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993); Conus sagei Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993;

Lilliconus sagei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these cone 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 attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar and Somalia.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c MolluscaBase (2018). Lilliconus sagei (Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580587 on 2018-12-28

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

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase (2018). Lilliconus sagei (Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580587 on 2018-12-28

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