Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation
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.
manuel.tenorio@uca.es
Author
Abalde, Samuel
C72D4F45-19A1-4554-9504-42D1705C85A3
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
saabalde@gmail.com
Author
Pardos-Blas, José R.
1CAB2718-4C97-47EE-8239-0582C472C40E&C55129E8-7FF7-41B2-A77C-4097E61DDD2E
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.
joserrapblas@gmail.com&rafaz@mncn.csic.es
Author
Zardoya, Rafael
C55129E8-7FF7-41B2-A77C-4097E61DDD2E
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
rafaz@mncn.csic.es
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2020
2020-06-10
663
663
1
89
journal article
10.5852/ejt.2020.663
5a7c4049-6179-47df-8537-a81f307a7dc2
2118-9773
3890442
78E7049C-F592-4D01-9D15-C7715119B584
Varioconus tacomae
(
Boyer & Pelorce, 2009
)
comb. nov.
Fig. 11J
Conus tacomae
Boyer & Pelorce, 2009: 26
, figs 9–12.
Fig. 11. A
.
Conus mercator
Linnaeus, 1758
, lectotype, 24.0 mm (LSL 254).
B
.
Varioconus mercator
(
Linnaeus, 1758
)
comb. nov.
, 34.7 mm (MNCN 15.05/78482).
C
.
Varioconus mercator
f.
stimpsonorum
(
Cossignani & Allary, 2019
)
, 39.1 mm (MNCN 15.05/78419).
D
.
Lautoconus fernandi
Petuch & Berschauer, 2018
, holotype, 35.4 mm (MNHN IM-2000-34012).
E
.
Lautoconus gambiensis
Petuch & Berschauer, 2018
, holotype, 21.6 mm (MNHN IM-2000-34013).
F
.
Lautoconus rikae
Petuch & Berschauer, 2018
, holotype, 17.9 mm (MNHN IM-2000-34014).
G
.
Conus orri
(Ninomiya &
da Motta, 1982
)
, paratype, 30.1 mm (SNMS ZI0091234).
H
.
Conus reticulatus
Born, 1778
, lectotype, 25 mm (NHMW Mollusca 14159).
I
.
Varioconus reticulatus
(
Born, 1778
)
comb. nov.
, 29.5 mm (MNCN 15.05/78439).
J
.
Conus tacomae
Boyer & Pelorce, 2009
, holotype, 17 mm (MNHN IM-2000- 21046).
K
.
Conus trencarti
Nolf & Verstraeten, 2008
, holotype, 26.3 mm (MNHN IM-2000-21455).
L
.
Varioconus unifasciatus
(Kiener, 1850)
comb. nov.
, 39.8 mm (MNCN 15.05/78451). Scale bars = 10 mm.
Material examined
Holotype
SENEGAL
•
17 mm
;
East of Gorée Island
, ‘
Tacoma’
wreck;
7–13 m
depth
;
MNHN IM-2000-21046
(
Fig. 11J
).
Geographical distribution
Dakar
area,
Senegal
.
Conservation status in IUCN Red List
Vulnerable.
Remarks
This species has not been molecularly examined. In the original description it was compared to
Conus desidiosus
(which does not live in
Senegal
),
bruguieresi
and
echinophilus
. The species is morphologically related to the latter two, and might represent a variation of one of these. We consider this species as provisionally valid only, pending future molecular examination.