Africonus perrineae Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018

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 : 40

Africonus perrineae Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018

Fig. 6B

Africonus perrineae Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018b: 18 .

Africonus angeluquei Tenorio, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018: 79 , pl. 2, figs A–M. syn. nov.

Conus sp. – Röckel et al. 1980a: 141, fig. 123, pl. 2, 2 nd row, figs c–d.

Conus josephinae (not C. josephinae Rolán, 1980 ) – Monteiro et al. 2004: pl. 110, figs 1–6.

Material examined

Holotype

CABO VERDE • 16 mm; Maio Island, Ilhéu da Lage Branca, Praia do Galeão ; MMM.

Other material

CABO VERDE • 1 spec.; 30.0 mm, holotype of A. angeluquei ; Maio Island, Lage Branca ; 15º18ʹ32ʺ N, 23º8ʹ17ʺ W; 31 Mar. 2013; MNCN exped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: MF491525 ; MNCN 15.05/78710 ( Fig. 6B ) .

Geographical distribution

North of Maio Island, Cabo Verde Archipelago.

Conservation status in IUCN Red List

Not evaluated.

Remarks

Mitogenomic analyses revealed that the populations of A. josephinae from Boa Vista and the alleged ones from the north of Maio Island actually are not conspecific ( Abalde et al. 2017a). This led to the introduction of a new species, which was formally described as A. angeluquei based upon shell and radula morphological studies and examination of its mitogenome sequence ( Tenorio et al. 2018). However, the name A. perrineae was almost simultaneously introduced in a rather succinct description for exactly the same species, and was published one week earlier than A. angeluquei , becoming the senior name for this species ( Cossignani & Fiadeiro 2018b). In spite of this, a wealth of useful information about this taxon can be found in the detailed original description of A. angeluquei ( Tenorio et al. 2018) .

Figures

Fig. 6 (opposite page). A. Conus navarroi navarroi Rolán, 1986, holotype, 16 mm (MNCN 15.05/1008). B. Africonus angeluquei Tenorio, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018 (= perrineae Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018), holotype, 30.0 mm (MNCN 15.05/78710). C. Conus raulsilvai Rolán, Monteiro & Fernandes, 1998, holotype, 19.7 mm (MNCN 15.05/27230). D. Conus regonae Rolán & Trovão, 1990, holotype, 32.7 mm (MNCN 15.05/1092). E. Conus roeckeli Rolán, 1980, holotype, 13.2 mm (MNCN 15.05/1049). F. Africonus salletae Cossignani, 2014, holotype, 15.5 mm (MMM). G. Africonus santaluziensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015, paratype, 28.1 mm (Paul Kersten coll.). H. Africonus santanaensisAfonso & Tenorio, 2014, holotype, 17.1 mm (MNCN 15.05/60118). I. Conus saragasae Rolán, 1986, holotype, 21.8 mm (MNCN 15.05/1009). J. Africonus verdensis (Trovão, 1979), 22.5 mm (MNCN 15.05/78864). K. Conus vulcanus Tenorio & Afonso, 2004, holotype, 25.2 mm (MNCN 15.05/46652). L. Chelyconus ermineus (Born, 1778), 54.3 mm (MNCN 15.05/80014). M. Genuanoconus genuanus (Linnaeus, 1758), 50.2 mm (MNCN 15.05/78547). N. Kalloconus ateralbus(Kiener, 1850),40.1 mm(MNCN 15.05/79649). O. Kalloconus byssinus (Röding, 1798), 56.4 mm (MNCN 15.05/90429). Scale bars = 10 mm.