Revision of the deep-water cone snail fauna from New Caledonia (Gastropoda, Conoidea) Author Tenorio, Manuel J. 24B3DC9A-3E34-4165-A450-A8E86B0D1231 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. Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 26, F- 75005 Paris, France. manuel.tenorio@uca.es Author Puillandre, Nicolas 00565F2A-C170-48A1-AAD9-16559C536E4F puillandre@mnhn.fr text European Journal of Taxonomy 2023 2023-10-03 896 1 134 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2291/9907 journal article 273174 10.5852/ejt.2023.896.2291 3638570d-9fdb-4d92-a492-b351f217475a 2118-9773 8405510 F53C16AD-46F5-413B-9ACE-29713C9ED8D9 Conasprella ( Conasprella ) aphrodite ( Petuch, 1979 ) Figs 2 , 28–29 Conus aphrodite Petuch, 1979: 11 , fig. 34–35. Conus aphrodite – R̂ckel et al. 1995b: no. 246, pl. 52 figs 31–34. Conasprella aphrodite – Tucker & Tenorio 2013: 85. — Monnier et al. 2018a: 193 . Material examined 42 lots (about 60 specimens ). See Supp. file 1. Type material Holotype PHILIPPINES • 21 mm ; Bohol Island , off Panglao ; 250 m depth ; DMNH 126398 ( Fig. 28A ). Figured material NEW CALEDONIA • 17.6 mm ; east coast, off New Caledonia , stn DW654; 21°17′ S , 165°57′ E ; 237‒298 m depth ; 12 Mar. 1993 ; BATHUS 1 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 28B ) • 20.9 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , off New Caledonia , stn DW175; 23º41′ S , 168º01′ E ; 235‒240 m depth ; 29 Jan. 1993 ; SMIB 8 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 28C ) • 17.2 mm ; east coast, off New Caledonia , stn DW654; 21°17′ S , 165°57′ E ; 237‒298 m depth ; 12 Mar. 1993 ; BATHUS 1 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 28D ) • 23 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , off New Caledonia , stn CP805; 23º41′ S , 168º01′ E ; 278‒310 m depth ; 27 Nov. 1993 ; BATHUS 3 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 28E ) • 21.2 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , Banc P , off New Caledonia , stn DW1723; 23º18′ S , 168º15′ E ; 266–267 m depth ; 27 Jun. 2001 ; NORFOLK 1 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 28F ) • 18.4 mm ; same collection data as for preceding; MNHN ( Fig. 28G ) • 18.3 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , Crypthélia , off New Caledonia , stn DW3075; 23°17′ S , 168°14′ E ; 270 m depth ; 23 Oct. 2008 ; TERRASSES expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 28H ) • 17.4 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , Banc P , off New Caledonia , stn DW1723; 23º18′ S , 168º15′ E ; 266–267 m depth ; 27 Jun. 2001 ; NORFOLK 1 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 28I ) • 24.2 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , Jumeau Ouest , off New Caledonia , stn CP3054; 23°42′ S , 168°01′ E ; 240‒260 m depth ; 20 Oct. 2008 ; TERRASSES expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 28J ) • 15.5 mm ; east coast, off New Caledonia , stn DW654; 21°17′ S , 165°57′ E ; 237‒298 m depth ; 12 Mar. 1993 ; BATHUS 1 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 28K ) • 16.3 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , Banc Munida , off New Caledonia , stn DW3100; 22°59′ S , 168°23′ E ; 260–320 m depth ; 27 Oct. 2008 ; TERRASSES expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 28L ) • 18 mm ; Norfolk Ridge, Banc Kaimon Maru, off New Caledonia, stn DW11; 24º46.7′ S , 168º08.3′ E ; 254‒283 m ; 11 Aug. 1999 ; LITHIST expedition ( Fig. 28M ). Fig. 28. Conasprella ( Conasprella ) aphrodite ( Petuch, 1979 ) . A . Holotype, Bohol Island, off Panglao, Philippines, 250 m depth, 21 mm (DMNH 126398). B . East coast, off New Caledonia, 237‒298 m depth, 17.6 mm. C . Norfolk Ridge, 235‒240 m depth, 20.9 mm. D . Same collection data as for specimen B, 17.2 mm. E . Norfolk Ridge, 278‒310 m depth, 23 mm. F . Norfolk Ridge, Banc P, 266–267 m depth, 21.2 mm. G . Same collection data as for specimen F, 18.4 mm. H . Norfolk Ridge, Banc Crypthélia, 270 m depth, 18.3 mm. I . Same collection data as for specimen F, 17.4 mm. J . Norfolk Ridge, Banc Jumeau Ouest, 240‒260 m depth, 24.2 mm. K . Same collection data as for specimen B, 15.5 mm. L . Protoconch of specimen from Norfolk Ridge, Banc Munida, 260–320 m depth. M . Radular tooth of specimen from Norfolk Ridge, Banc Kaimon Maru, 254‒283, 18 mm. Scale bars = 10 mm, unless otherwise stated. Geographical distribution and bathymetry Ryukyu Islands and the Philippines at depths between 120– 380 m . In New Caledonia the species has been sampled mainly at Norfolk Ridge, but also at the Loyalty Islands , the Grand Passage area and the Coral Sea (Lansdowne Bank) at depths between 100 and 400 m . Some isolated specimens come from more than 700 m deep. The species has also been cited from Wallis & Futuna (Moolenbeek & R̂ckel 1996) and Polynesia ( Rabiller & Richard 2014 ). Remarks Shell small to moderately small (maximum shell length 25 mm ), conical, with a moderate, slightly stepped spire of concave outline. Protoconch multispiral of 3.25 to 3.5 whorls ( Fig. 28L ). Radular tooth ( Fig. 28M ) small, with a barb and a pointed blade covering about one third of the anterior section, which is much shorter than the posterior section. Shaft fold present. Basal spur is present on top of the large, slanted base. Specimens from New Caledonia are morphologically similar to those from the Philippines . One specimen from this locality has been sequenced, and it appears sister to other species of Conasprella in the phylogeny ( Fig. 2 ). No specimens of C. aphrodite from New Caledonia have been sequenced.