Pseudolilliconus boschorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pseudolilliconus boschorum (Moolenbeek & Coomans, 1993). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574728 on 2020-09-08

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 4 mm and 13 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Masirah Island, Oman.

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

Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea