Africonus denizi Afonso & Tenorio, 2011

Tenorio, Manuel J., Abalde, Samuel, Pardos-Blas, José R. & Zardoya, Rafael, 2020, Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation, European Journal of Taxonomy 663 (663), pp. 1-89 : 21-22

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2020.663
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5663070
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scientific name	Africonus denizi Afonso & Tenorio, 2011
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Africonus denizi Afonso & Tenorio, 2011 View in CoL

Fig. 3N View Fig

Africonus denizi Afonso & Tenorio, 2011: 127 View in CoL , pl. 1, figs 1–8

Material examined

Holotype

CABO VERDE • 11.6 mm; São Vicente Island, Praia Grande ; C.M.L. Afonso leg.; MNCN 15.05/60000 ( Fig. 3N View Fig ).

Other material

CABO VERDE • 1 spec.; São Vicente Island, Praia Grande ; 16º51ʹ40ʺ N, 24º52ʹ30ʺ W; 17 Apr. 2016; MNCN exped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: MF491543 View Materials ; MNCN 15.05/80393 GoogleMaps .

Geographical distribution

Northeast coast of São Vicente Island at Praia Grande, Cabo Verde Archipelago.

Conservation status in IUCN Red List

Near threatened.

Remarks

This small-sized species is morphologically similar to A. miruchae from Sal Island, which is however only distantly related. In the phylogeny, it was recovered as sister to the recently described A. freitasi , a morphologically related allopatric species. So far, it has only been found at the type locality.