Lilliconus biraghii explained

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

Subspecies

• Lilliconus biraghii biraghii (G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992)
• Lilliconus biraghii congruens Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993
• Lilliconus biraghii omanensis (Moolenbeek & Coomans, 1993)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

References

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
• 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

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• See image at Gastropods.com Lilliconus biraghii biraghii

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Lilliconus biraghii (G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580586 on 2018-12-28