Africonus espingueirensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017

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 : 23

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2020.663
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:78E7049C-F592-4D01-9D15-C7715119B584
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5663074
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scientific name	Africonus espingueirensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017
status

Treatment

Africonus espingueirensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017 View in CoL

Fig. 3P View Fig

Africonus espingueirensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017a: 30 View in CoL .

Material examined

Holotype

CABO VERDE • 9.7 mm; Boa Vista Island, Espingueira ; MMM ( Fig. 3P View Fig ).

Geographical distribution

Only known from the type locality.

Conservation status in IUCN Red List

Not evaluated.

Remarks

This species has not been examined molecularly. It is morphologically similar to A. antoniaensis , but smaller sized. Radular examination (E. Rolán, pers. com. to MJT) indicated a fully-developed, mature tooth for such a small-sized shell, consistent with that of an adult individual. This observation rules out the possibility of this taxon being a juvenile of another species. We hereby consider it as provisionally valid, pending confirmation by molecular studies.