Lilliconus sagei

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

Lilliconus sagei
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Lilliconus sagei (Korn, W. & Raybaudi Massilia, L., 1993)
Scientific classification
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[1]
Conasprella (Lilliconus) sagei (Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993) Conasprella sagei (Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993) Conus sagei Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993

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]