Conus pomareae
Conus pomareae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus pomareae | |
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| Shell of Conus pomareae (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. pomareae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus pomareae (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2014) | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The length of the shell attains 24.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Society Islands .
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus pomareae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819307 on 2015-11-17
- Eric Monnier & Loïc Limpalaër, A new endemic species from French Polynesia : Leporiconus pomareae n. sp. (Gastropoda, Conidae); Xenophora Taxonomy N° 5 - Supplément au Xenophora n° 148 - Octobre 2014
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
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