<documentid="92E834F33CF8BB9A634BEB07DE0CC59D"ID-DOI="10.5852/ejt.2020.663"ID-GBIF-Dataset="5a7c4049-6179-47df-8537-a81f307a7dc2"ID-ISSN="2118-9773"ID-Zenodo-Dep="3890442"ID-ZooBank="78E7049C-F592-4D01-9D15-C7715119B584"IM.bibliography_approvedBy="guilherme"IM.illustrations_approvedBy="guilherme"IM.materialsCitations_approvedBy="guilherme"IM.metadata_approvedBy="valdenar"IM.tables_approvedBy="guilherme"IM.taxonomicNames_approvedBy="guilherme"IM.treatmentCitations_approvedBy="guilherme"IM.treatments_approvedBy="guilherme"checkinTime="1591910064537"checkinUser="valdenar"docAuthor="Tenorio, Manuel J., Abalde, Samuel, Pardos-Blas, José R. & Zardoya, Rafael"docDate="2020"docId="AE38686E3050FF8FFE17FE04FDE40F30"docLanguage="en"docName="ejt-663_tenoria_abalde_pardos-blas.pdf.imf"docOrigin="European Journal of Taxonomy 663 (663)"docStyle="DocumentStyle:EF2B578F1D15862ADE45B0C07C620911.14:EJT.2018-.journal_article.type1"docStyleId="EF2B578F1D15862ADE45B0C07C620911"docStyleName="EJT.2018-.journal_article.type1"docStyleVersion="14"docTitle="Africonus antoniaensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro 2014"docType="treatment"docVersion="13"lastPageNumber="10"masterDocId="520110163059FF86FFF7FF98FFFF091D"masterDocTitle="Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation"masterLastPageNumber="89"masterPageNumber="1"pageNumber="10"updateTime="1733342609484"updateUser="ExternalLinkService"zenodo-license-document="CC-BY-4.0"zenodo-license-figures="CC-BY-4.0"zenodo-license-treatments="UNSPECIFIED">
<mods:titleid="7B1EC0F59665FDBDAC16F5B86414DBDD">Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation</mods:title>
<mods:affiliationid="974DD398A379A0B4F039B9DD0EAF06BD">Departamento CMIM y Química Inorgánica - Instituto de Biomoléculas (INBIO), Facultad de Ciencias, Torre Norte, 1 ª Planta, Universidad de Cadiz, 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain.</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="C5A686E4786ECAE7F890D5DC03C17AD6">Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain.</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="44ADDF718474F01FBF449E9D6107C193">Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain. & Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain.</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="6F6AE11F507A55380D019B616C11E056">Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain.</mods:affiliation>
<taxonomicNameid="E191A2FB3050FF8FFE17FE04FBAB08AB"ID-CoL="65F82"authority="Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014"authorityName="Cossignani & Fiadeiro"authorityYear="2014"box="[480,1108,412,438]"class="Gastropoda"family="Conidae"genus="Africonus"kingdom="Animalia"order="Neogastropoda"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"phylum="Mollusca"rank="species"species="antoniaensis">
<bibRefCitationid="4200A4893050FF8FFCF7FE04FBAB08AB"author="Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R."box="[768,1108,412,438]"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"pagination="14 - 19"refId="ref42469"refString="Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. 2014 a. Quattro nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 83 (2): 14 - 19."type="journal article"year="2014">Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014</bibRefCitation>
<figureCitationid="BEAAC5FD3050FF8FFD19FE27FCB808C4"box="[750,839,447,473]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="11.[189,232,1537,1563]"captionTargetBox="[189,1398,265,2019]"captionTargetId="figure@12.[189,1398,265,2022]"captionTargetPageId="12"captionText="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 ."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14278408"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14278408/files/figure.png"pageId="9"pageNumber="10">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
<treatmentCitationid="A730FF693050FF8FFF4AFD99FC9E0B06"author="Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R."box="[189,865,513,539]"page="16"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"year="2014">
<taxonomicNameid="E191A2FB3050FF8FFF4AFD99FC9E0B06"ID-CoL="65F82"authority="Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014 a: 16"authorityName="Cossignani & Fiadeiro"authorityPageNumber="16"authorityYear="2014"box="[189,865,513,539]"class="Gastropoda"family="Conidae"genus="Africonus"kingdom="Animalia"order="Neogastropoda"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"phylum="Mollusca"rank="species"species="antoniaensis">
<bibRefCitationid="4200A4893050FF8FFE25FD99FC9E0B06"author="Cossignani & Fiadeiro"box="[466,865,513,539]"firstAuthor="Cossignani"page="16"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"pagination="14 - 19"refId="ref42469"refString="Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. 2014 a. Quattro nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 83 (2): 14 - 19."type="journal article"year="2014"yearSuffix="a">Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014a: 16</bibRefCitation>
<treatmentCitationid="A730FF693050FF8FFF4AFDBCFCB70B23"author="Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R."box="[189,840,548,574]"page="18"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"year="2018">
<taxonomicNameid="E191A2FB3050FF8FFF4AFDBCFCB70B23"ID-CoL="b11a5cb4-7fa7-401c-8610-bb0041b806ff"authority="Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018 a: 18"authorityName="Cossignani & Fiadeiro"authorityPageNumber="18"authorityYear="2018"box="[189,840,548,574]"class="Gastropoda"family="Conidae"genus="Africonus"kingdom="Animalia"order="Neogastropoda"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"phylum="Mollusca"rank="species"species="padarosae">
<bibRefCitationid="4200A4893050FF8FFE4FFDBCFCB70B23"author="Cossignani & Fiadeiro"box="[440,840,548,574]"firstAuthor="Cossignani"page="18"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"pagination="14 - 20"refId="ref42683"refString="Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. 2018 a. Quattro nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 98: 14 - 20."type="journal article"year="2018"yearSuffix="a">Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018a: 18</bibRefCitation>
<quantityid="E169749D3050FF8FFC76FD2FFC070BCF"box="[897,1016,695,722]"metricMagnitude="0"metricUnit="m"metricValue="2.75"metricValueMax="5.0"metricValueMin="0.5"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"unit="m"value="2.75"valueMax="5.0"valueMin="0.5">0.5 to 5 m</quantity>
<collectionCodeid="408041BD3050FF8FFF4AFCA7FEEA0A44"box="[189,277,831,857]"country="Spain"httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:35275"lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:35275"name="Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"type="Museum">MNCN</collectionCode>
<figureCitationid="BEAAC5FD3050FF8FFAF7FCA7FAA30A44"box="[1280,1372,831,857]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="11.[189,232,1537,1563]"captionTargetBox="[189,1398,265,2019]"captionTargetId="figure@12.[189,1398,265,2022]"captionTargetPageId="12"captionText="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 ."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14278408"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14278408/files/figure.png"pageId="9"pageNumber="10">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
<materialsCitationid="96F9D3253050FF8FFF4AFCFAFB2E0A60"ID-GBIF-Occurrence="2634681378"box="[189,1233,866,893]"collectionCode="MMM"collectorName="Island & de Padaroso"country="Cape Verde"location="Baixa de Padaroso"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"specimenCount="1"stateProvince="Boa Vista Island"typeStatus="holotype">
<taxonomicNameid="E191A2FB3050FF8FFE35FCFAFD490A61"authorityName="Cossignani & Fiadeiro"authorityYear="2018"box="[450,694,866,892]"class="Gastropoda"family="Conidae"genus="Africonus"kingdom="Animalia"order="Neogastropoda"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"phylum="Mollusca"rank="species"species="padarosae">
<collectingRegionid="E455179A3050FF8FFD32FCFBFC750A61"box="[709,906,866,893]"pageId="9"pageNumber="10">Boa Vista Island</collectingRegion>
,
<locationid="234E8FA33050FF8FFC62FCFAFB8C0A61"LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:AE38686E3050FF8FFE17FE04FDE40F30:234E8FA33050FF8FFC62FCFAFB8C0A61"box="[917,1139,866,892]"country="Cape Verde"name="Baixa de Padaroso"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"stateProvince="Boa Vista Island">Baixa de Padaroso</location>
<emphasisid="14E5056A3050FF8FFF4AFBAFFD650D4C"bold="true"box="[189,666,1079,1105]"pageId="9"pageNumber="10">Conservation status in IUCN Red List</emphasis>
, but at a genetic distance consistent with its consideration as a valid species. The shell of the recently described
<taxonomicNameid="E191A2FB3050FF8FFF4AFA84FEA30C2B"authorityName="Cossignani & Fiadeiro"authorityYear="2018"box="[189,348,1308,1334]"class="Gastropoda"family="Conidae"genus="Africonus"kingdom="Animalia"order="Neogastropoda"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"phylum="Mollusca"rank="species"species="padarosae">
<taxonomicNameid="E191A2FB3050FF8FFCA6FA84FBF60C2B"authorityName="Cossignani & Fiadeiro"authorityYear="2014"box="[849,1033,1308,1334]"class="Gastropoda"family="Conidae"genus="Africonus"kingdom="Animalia"order="Neogastropoda"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"phylum="Mollusca"rank="species"species="antoniaensis">
, and separation at the species level is unsupported, as it falls within the morphological variability of the latter. As it happens with many other recently named cone snails endemic to the
locality, and on subtle conchological differences, which were never statistically tested. In this particular case, the authors claimed that the
<taxonomicNameid="E191A2FB3050FF8FFB92FA31FAFB0CDF"authorityName="Cossignani & Fiadeiro"authorityYear="2018"box="[1125,1284,1448,1475]"class="Gastropoda"family="Conidae"genus="Africonus"kingdom="Animalia"order="Neogastropoda"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"phylum="Mollusca"rank="species"species="padarosae">
<taxonomicNameid="E191A2FB3050FF8FFE81FA54FDD40CFB"authorityName="Cossignani & Fiadeiro"authorityYear="2014"box="[374,555,1484,1510]"class="Gastropoda"family="Conidae"genus="Africonus"kingdom="Animalia"order="Neogastropoda"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"phylum="Mollusca"rank="species"species="antoniaensis">
based upon “different spire profile and more elongated shape” without any statistically supported morphometric analysis. We therefore propose to consider
<taxonomicNameid="E191A2FB3050FF8FFB52FA77FABE0F14"authorityName="Cossignani & Fiadeiro"authorityYear="2018"box="[1189,1345,1519,1545]"class="Gastropoda"family="Conidae"genus="Africonus"kingdom="Animalia"order="Neogastropoda"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"phylum="Mollusca"rank="species"species="padarosae">
<taxonomicNameid="E191A2FB3050FF8FFEA8F98BFDEB0F31"authorityName="Cossignani & Fiadeiro"authorityYear="2014"box="[351,532,1555,1581]"class="Gastropoda"family="Conidae"genus="Africonus"kingdom="Animalia"order="Neogastropoda"pageId="9"pageNumber="10"phylum="Mollusca"rank="species"species="antoniaensis">