Lilliconus biraghii

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

Subspecies

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 9&nbsp;mm and 17&nbsp;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