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

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.

Lilliconus sagei

Description

The size of the shell attains 9 mm.

Lilliconus sagei

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar and Somalia.

Lilliconus sagei

References

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

Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea

Gastropods.com: Lilliconus sagei

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Molluscs of Madagascar

Gastropods described in 1993