Conus pomareae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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| Shell of Conus pomareae (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. pomareae
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus pomareae (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2014)
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 24.7 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Society Islands .
References edit
- ^ a b 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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