Conus pomareae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.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
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
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.
External links
To World Register of Marine Species