Conus pomareae

Conus pomareae
Shell of Conus pomareae (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Conidae
Genus:Conus
Species: C. pomareae
Binomial name
Conus pomareae
(Monnier & Limpalaër, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • 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.

Distribution

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

References

  1. 1 2 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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