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Conus pomareae

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Conus pomareae
Shell of Conus pomareae (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Leporiconus) pomareae (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2014)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus tendineus var. granulosus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus arenatus var. granulosa Lamarck, 1822)
  • Leporiconus pomareae Monnier & Limpalaër, 2014

Conus pomareae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

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The length of the shell attains 24.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Society Islands .

References

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  1. ^ 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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