Africonus boavistensis (Rolán & Fernandes in Rolán, 1990 )

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 : 11-12

Africonus boavistensis (Rolán & Fernandes in Rolán, 1990)

Fig. 3D

Conus boavistensis Rolán & Fernandes in Rolán, 1990: 23 , pl. 1, fig. 17.

Africonus barrosensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017a: 27 . syn. nov.

Africonus varandinhensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2017a: 33 . syn. nov.

Conus boavistensis – Monteiro et al. 2004: 29, pl. 121.

Material examined

Holotype

CABO VERDE • 13.2 mm; Boa Vista Island, Morro de Areia ; E. Rolán leg.; MNCN 15.05/1089 ( Fig. 3 D ).

Other material

CABO VERDE • 1 spec.; Boa Vista Island, Baía do Ervatão ; 16º12′3″ N, 22º54′43″ W; 2 Jul. 2013; MNCN exped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: MF491563 ; MNCN 15.05/80413 • 1 spec., 11 mm, holotype of Africonus barrosensis ; Boa Vista Island, João Barrosa ; MMM • 1 spec, 10.6 mm, holotype of Africonus varandinhensis ; Boa Vista Island, Varandinha ; MMM .

Geographical distribution

Multiple localities around Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde Archipelago.

Conservation status in IUCN Red List

Least concern.

Remarks

This small species is widely distributed around the island of Boa Vista. It is very variable, and it has given rise to the introduction of several names (applied to representative specimens from certain local populations from the southwest and south coasts of the island), which are hereby considered junior synonyms. In the molecular tree, it appears as sister to A. diminutus , with a short genetic distance. Both species belong to a clade in which all the individuals have medium-sized and very broad radular teeth. The specimens in the type series of A. barrosensis and A. varandinhensis exhibit shell coloration, pattern and shape consistent with the morphological variability of A. boavistensi s.

Figures

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 .