Africonus curralensis ( Rolán, 1986 )

Tenorio, Manuel J., Abalde, Samuel, Pardos-Blas, José R. & Zardoya, Rafael, 2020, Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation, European Journal of Taxonomy 663 (663), pp. 1-89 : 18-19

Africonus curralensis ( Rolán, 1986)

Figs 3J , 5K

Conus curralensis Rolán, 1986: 10 , fig. 1B.

Conus curralensis – Monteiro et al. 2004: 36, pl. 86.

Conus decoratus form D (not C. decoratus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980 ) – Röckel et al. 1980a: 63, pl. 2, row 2a–b, figs 30(4), 33.

Material examined

Holotype

CABO VERDE • 17 mm; Santa Luzia Island , Curral; 1–3 m depth; E. Rolán leg.; MNCN 15.05/1010 ( Fig. 3J ).

Other material

CABO VERDE • 1 spec., 23 mm; Santa Luzia Island , Curral; 16º46ʹ23ʺ N, 24º47ʹ13ʺ W; 14 Apr. 2016; MNCN exped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: MT240806 ; MNCN 15.05/78591 ( Fig. 5K ) .

Geographical distribution

Southwest coast of Santa Luzia Island, Cabo Verde Archipelago.

Conservation status in IUCN Red List

Near threatened.

Remarks

It was initially reported in Röckel et al. (1980a) as Conus decoratus form D. In the phylogenetic tree, it belongs to the same clade as A. decoratus , but appears only distantly related. A distinctive color form living sympatrically in Santa Luzia Island was initially confused with this species in Abalde et al. (2017a). The sequencing of a specimen fully matching the holotype of A. curralensis has shown that the alleged color form is actually a separate, sister species that is introduced hereby with the name Africonus insulae sp. nov. (see below).

Figures

Fig. 3 (opposite page). A. Africonus antoniaensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014, 14.5 mm (MNCN 15.05/79889). B. Conus antoniomonteiroi Rolán, 1990,holotype, 16.8 mm (MNCN 15.05/1100). C. Conus bellulus Rolán, 1990, holotype, 18.9 mm (MNCN 15.05/1098). D. Conus boavistensis Rolán & Fernandes in Rolán, 1990, holotype, 13.2 mm (MNCN, 15.05/1089). E. Africonus borgesi (Trovão, 1979), 30.5 mm (MNCN 15.05/88646). F. Conus navarroi calhetae Rolán, 1990, holotype, 26.8 mm (MNCN 15.05/1096). G. Conus crotchii Reeve, 1849, neotype, 22.5 mm (MNCN 15.05/79971). H. Conus irregularis G.B. Sowerby II, 1858, lectotype, 28.3 mm (NHMUK 197871/1). I. Africonus cuneolus (Reeve, 1843), 28.2 mm (MNCN, 15.05/79712). J. Conus curralensis Rolán, 1986, holotype, 17 mm (MNCN 15.05/1010). K. Africonus damottai (Trovão, 1979), 18.2 mm (MNCN 15.05/80401). L. Africonus decoratus (Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980), 23.1 mm (MNCN 15.05/78589). M. Africonus delanoyae (Trovão, 1979), 27.6 mm (MNCN 15.05/80397). N. Africonus denizi Afonso & Tenorio, 2011, holotype, 11.6 mm (MNCN 15.05/60000). O. Conus diminutus Trovão & Rolán, 1986, neotype, 14.8 mm (MNCN 15.05/80416). P. Africonus espingueirensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017, holotype, 9.7 mm (MMM). Scale bars = 10 mm

Fig. 5 (opposite page). A–J, M. Africonus insulae sp. nov. A–B. Holotype (dorsal and ventral views), 23.9 mm (MNCN 15.05/78581). C. Paratype 1, 20.0 mm (MNCN 15.05/78585). D. Paratype 2, 18.8 mm (MNHN IM-2000-35016). E. Paratype 3, 16.2 mm (MNCN 15.05/78586). F. Paratype 4, 24.1 mm (MNCN 15.05/78579). G. Paratype 5, 19.1mm (MNCN 15.05/78590). H. Paratype 6, 23.0 mm (MNCN 15.05/78582). I. Paratype 7, 22.6 mm (MNCN 15.05/78584). J. Paratype 8, 24.9 mm (UCV 2019/00015). K. Africonus curralensis (Rolán, 1986), 23.0 mm (MNCN 15.05/78591). L. Africonus decoratus (Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980), 30.5 mm (MNCN 15.05/78578). M. Radular tooth, Africonus insulae sp. nov., Curral, Santa Luzia Island, Cabo Verde (MJT), SL = 29.2 mm. Scale bars = 10 mm unless otherwise indicated.