Conasprella (Fusiconus) comatosa ( Pilsbry, 1904 )

Tenorio, Manuel J. & Puillandre, Nicolas, 2023, Revision of the deep-water cone snail fauna from New Caledonia (Gastropoda, Conoidea), European Journal of Taxonomy 896, pp. 1-134 : 59-61

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2023.896.2291

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8405629

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03898788-CA62-3C5C-D7AF-FDCD3356FD89

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scientific name

Conasprella (Fusiconus) comatosa ( Pilsbry, 1904 )
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Conasprella (Fusiconus) comatosa ( Pilsbry, 1904) View in CoL View at ENA

Figs 2 View Fig , 43A–H, L View Fig , 44 View Fig

Conus comatosa Pilsbry, 1904: 550 View in CoL (nomen novum for Conus dormitor Pilsbry, 1904 View in CoL – non Conus dormitor Solander View in CoL in Brander, 1766).

Conus dormitor Pilsbry, 1904: 6 View in CoL , pl. I figs 9, 9a.

Conus comatosa View in CoL – R̂ckel et al. 1995b: 266, pl. 56 figs 16–20.

Bathyconus comatosa – Tucker & Tenorio 2013: 146.

Fusiconus (Bathyconus) comatosus View in CoL – Monnier et al. 2018a: 165.

Material examined

30 lots (48 specimens). See Supp. file 1.

Type material

Lectotype (of C. dormitor ) JAPAN • 43.5 mm; Kikai Island , Ryukyu Islands; ANSP 85950 About ANSP ( Fig. 43A View Fig ).

Figured material

NEW CALEDONIA • 46.8 mm; S Lansdowne, off New Caledonia , stn DW2632; 21º05′ S, 160º45′ E; 297‒378 m depth; 21 Oct. 2005; EBISCO expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 43B View Fig ) GoogleMaps 40 mm; Norfolk Ridge, Banc Antigonia, off New Caledonia , stn CP1716; 23º22′ S, 168º03′ E; 266‒276 m depth; 26 Jun. 2001; NORFOLK 1 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 43C View Fig ) GoogleMaps 37.6 mm; SE Terrasses, off New Caledonia, stn DW3093; 22°06′ S, 167°03′ E; 190‒200 m depth; 26 Oct. 2008; TERRASSES expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 43D View Fig ) GoogleMaps 39.5 mm; SE Terrasses, off New Caledonia, stn DW3093; 22°06′ S, 167°03′ E; 190‒200 m depth; 26 Oct. 2008; TERRASSES expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 43E View Fig ) GoogleMaps 37.7 mm; Baie du Santal, sinking towards the SW of Récif Shelter, off New Caledonia , stn DW1650; 20°54′ S, 167°02′ E; 120‒250 m depth; Nov. 2000; LIFOU 2000 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 43F View Fig ) GoogleMaps 41.8 mm; Norfolk Ridge, Banc Munida, off New Caledonia , stn DW2135; 23º02′ S, 168º21′ E; 295‒330 m depth; 3 Nov. 2003; NORFOLK 2 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 43G View Fig ) GoogleMaps 41.8 mm; Baie du Santal, sinking towards the SW of Récif Shelter, off New Caledonia , stn DW1650; 20°54′ S, 167°02′ E; 120‒250 m depth; Nov. 2000; LIFOU 2000 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 43H View Fig ) GoogleMaps

PHILIPPINES • 34 mm; ER coll. ( Fig. 43L View Fig ).

Geographical distribution and bathymetry

Japan, Philippines, NW Australia, Solomon Islands and Vietnam, at depths between 80‒ 400 m. Widely distributed around New Caledonia, Loyalty Ridge and in the Coral Sea, typically at depths between 200 and 400 m.

Remarks

Shell narrowly conical, moderately small to medium-sized (maximum length 50 mm), with a moderate to high spire. The dark brown color of the anterior end of the body whorl is a distinctive character for this species. Protoconch ( Fig. 43H View Fig ) multispiral of about 3.5 whorls. Radular tooth ( Fig. 43L View Fig ) small, with a barb, a pointed blade, and a very small pointed posterior blade, difficult to detect. The anterior section of the tooth is much shorter than the posterior section. Shaft fold present, blunt at its anterior end. Basal spur is present on top of the slanted base. Specimens from New Caledonia are similar in morphology to those from Japan and the Philippines. In the phylogeny ( Fig. 2 View Fig ), the only specimen sequenced appears sister to Bathyconus coriolisi .

MNHN

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Neogastropoda

Family

Conidae

Genus

Conasprella

Loc

Conasprella (Fusiconus) comatosa ( Pilsbry, 1904 )

Tenorio, Manuel J. & Puillandre, Nicolas 2023
2023
Loc

Fusiconus (Bathyconus) comatosus

Monnier E. & Limpalaer L. & Robin A. & Roux C. 2018: 165
2018
Loc

Conus comatosa

Pilsbry H. A. 1904: 550
1904
Loc

Conus dormitor

Pilsbry H. A. 1904: 6
1904
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