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 ( Boucheticonus ) alisi (R̂ckel, Richard & Moolenbeek, 1995) Figs 2 , 23–24 Conus alisi R̂ckel et al. , 1995a: 579, figs 2, 4–5. Conus species no. 19 – R̂ckel et al. 1995b: pl. 72 figs 21–22. Boucheticonus alisi – Tucker & Tenorio 2013: 78. — Monnier et al. 2018a: 207 . Material examined 211 lots (about 495 specimens ). See Supp. file 1. Type material Holotype NEW CALEDONIA • 22.2 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , Banc Aztèque , off New Caledonia , stn DW183; 23°18′ S , 168°05′ E ; 330–367 m depth ; 31 Jan. 1993 ; SMIB 8 expedition; MNHN-IM-2000-2588 ( Fig. 23A ). Figured material NEW CALEDONIA • 20.5 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , Jumeau Ouest , off New Caledonia , stn CP3055; 23°42′ S , 168°01′ E ; 250–320 m depth ; 20 Oct. 2008 ; TERRASSES expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 23B ) • 27.7 mm ; off N New Caledonia , stn DW926; 18º57′ S , 163º25′ E ; 325–330 m depth ; 7 Aug. 1994 ; BATHUS 4 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 23C ) • 25 mm ; off New Caledonia , stn DW230; 22º52′ S , 167º12′ E ; 390–420 m depth ; 30 Sep. 1985 ; MUSORSTOM 4 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 23D ) • 20.3 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , off New Caledonia , stn CP806; 23º42′ S , 168º01′ E ; 308–312 m depth ; 27 Nov. 1993 ; BATHUS 3 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 23E ) • 18.7 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , Banc P, off New Caledonia , stn DW1729; 23º20′ S , 168º16′ E ; 340–619 m depth ; 27 Jun. 2001 ; NORFOLK 1 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 23F ) • 21.7 mm ; same collection data as for preceding; MNHN ( Fig. 23G ) • 20.2 mm ; same collection data as for preceding; MNHN ( Fig. 23H ) • 18 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , Banc P, off New Caledonia , stn DW1728; 23º19′ S , 168º15′ E ; 207–276 m depth ; 27 Jun. 2001 ; NORFOLK 1 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 23I ) • 19.1 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , Banc P, off New Caledonia , stn DW1729; 23º20′ S , 168º16′ E ; 340–619 m depth ; 27 Jun. 2001 ; NORFOLK 1 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 23J ) • 18 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , Jumeau Ouest , off New Caledonia , stn DW3056; 23°42′ S , 168°01′ E ; 250–330 m depth ; 20 Oct. 2008 ; TERRASSES expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 23K ) • 20 mm ; Norfolk Ridge , off New Caledonia , stn DW830; 23º20′ S , 168º01′ E ; 361–365 m depth ; 29 Nov. 1993 ; BATHUS 3 expedition; MNHN ( Fig. 23L ) • 19 mm ; Grand Passage, off N New Caledonia, stn DW2964; 18º18′ S , 162º57′ E ; 256–270 m depth; 02 May 2008 ; CONCALIS expedition; Atheris coll. ( Fig. 23M ). Fig. 23. Conasprella ( Boucheticonus ) alisi (R̂ckel, Richard & Moolenbeek, 1995). A . Holotype, Norfolk Ridge, Banc Aztèque, 330–367 m depth, 22.2 mm (MNHN-IM-2000-2588). B . Norfolk Ridge, Banc Jumeau Ouest, 250–320 m depth, 20.5 mm. C . N New Caledonia, 325–330 m depth, 27.7 mm. D . New Caledonia, 390–420 m depth, 25 mm. E . Norfolk Ridge, 308–312 m depth, 20.3 mm. F . Norfolk Ridge, Banc P, 340–619 m depth, 18.7 mm. G . Same collection data as for specimen F, 21.7 mm. H . Same collection data as for specimen F, 20.2 mm. I . Norfolk Ridge, Banc P, 207–276 m depth, 20.4 mm. J . Same collection data as for specimen F, 19.1 mm. K . Norfolk Ridge, Banc Jumeau Ouest, 18 mm. L . Protoconch of specimen from Norfolk Ridge, 361–365 m depth. M . Radular tooth of a specimen from Grand Passage, 256–270 m depth, 19 mm (Atheris coll.). Scale bars = 10 mm, unless otherwise stated. Geographical distribution and bathymetry New Caledonia : Norfolk Ridge and Grand Passage area, Loyalty Ridge and Coral Sea (Lansdowne Bank and Bellona Plateau), typically at depths between 200–500 m ( Fig. 24 ). This species can be considered endemic. Remarks Conical shell small to moderately small (maximum length 30 mm ), slightly pyriform. Protoconch ( Fig. 23L ) multispiral, pointed, of 4.5–5 whorls. Protoconch white with a peculiar brown blotch on fourth whorl. Spire slightly stepped, of moderate height, with a slightly convex outline. Radular tooth ( Fig. 23M ) large, very elongated with an extremely long anterior section that is more than four times as long as the posterior section of the tooth. Barb small and indistinct, with a blade that is enlarged and widened laterally. Serrations absent. Waist indistinct. Shaft fold not well developed but present. Slanted base with a large basal spur. This is one of the most abundant deep-water species of Conidae in New Caledonia . In spite of its large multispiral protoconch, the species can be considered endemic. It is highly variable in pattern and color. Pustulose specimens ( Fig. 23I ), with a somehow weird aspect, are not uncommon, but their identification is often confusing. In the phylogeny ( Fig. 2 ), the specimens of C. alisi sequenced form a clade sister to Conasprella cf. pseudokimioi .