Lilliconus sagei
| Lilliconus sagei | |
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| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Lilliconus sagei (Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993)
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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
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