Lilliconus biraghii

Species of gastropod

Lilliconus biraghii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Lilliconus
Species:
L. biraghii
Binomial name
Lilliconus biraghii
(G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Lilliconus) biraghii (G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992)
  • Conasprella biraghii (G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992)
  • Conus biraghii (G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992)
  • Leptoconus biraghii G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992 (original combination)

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

  1. ^ a b 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
  • 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.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • See image at Gastropods.com Lilliconus biraghii biraghii
Taxon identifiers
Lilliconus biraghii


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