Conus grahami longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980: 85
Conus melissae Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008: 8
Africonus cagarralensis Cossignani, 2014: 21 .
Africonus nelsonandradoi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015a: 18
Africonus minimus Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015b: 3
Conus longilineus
Monteiro et al. 2004: 55
Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation
Tenorio, Manuel J.
Abalde, Samuel
Pardos-Blas, José R.
Zardoya, Rafael
European Journal of Taxonomy
2020
2020-06-10
663
663
1
89
65F8Z
(Rockel, Rolan & Monteiro, 1980)
Rockel, Rolan & Monteiro
1980
[455,1132,1772,1799]
Gastropoda
Conidae
Africonus
Animalia
Neogastropoda
34
35
Mollusca
species
longilineus
Fig. 4M
Conus grahami longilineus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980: 85, figs 56–57. Conus melissae Tenorio, Afonso & Rolán, 2008: 8, pl. 3 Africonus cagarralensisCossignani, 2014: 21. Africonus nelsonandradoi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015a: 18. syn. nov. Africonus minimus Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015b: 3. syn. nov. Conus longilineus– Monteiro et al.2004: 55, pl. 124, figs 4–7.
Material examined Holotype CABO VERDE• 16.8 mm; Sal Island; 0.8–2 mdepth; NMSF. Other material CABO VERDE• 1 spec.; Sal Island, Serra Negra; 16º38ʹ17ʺ N, 22º53ʹ56ʺ W; 5 Apr. 2014; MNCNexped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: MF491572; MNCN 15.05/79739• 1 spec., 21.7 mm; same collection data as for preceding; MNCN 15.05/79738( Fig. 4M)• 1 spec.; Sal Island, Pedra Lume; 16º45ʹ44ʺ N, 22º53ʹ2ʺ W; 7 Apr. 2014; MNCNexped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: MF491579; MNCN 15.05/79804• 1 spec.; Sal Island, Baía da Parda; 16º45ʹ7ʺ N, 22º53ʹ56ʺ W; 6 Apr. 2014; MNCNexped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: MF491577; MNCN 15.05/79779• 1 spec., 14.0 mm, holotypeof Africonus nelsonandradoi; Sal Island, area of Calhetinha; 0.3–3 mdepth; MMM• 1 spec., 7.2 mm, holotypeof Africonus minimus; Sal Island, Praia do Monte Grande and Ponta do Linguincho; MMM.
Geographical distribution East coast, SalIsland, Cabo VerdeArchipelago.
Conservation status in IUCN Red List Least concern.
Remarks This taxon was initially introduced as a subspecies of A. grahami. Despite superficial resemblance in shell morphology, A. longilineusis a separate species endemic to SalIsland, only distantly related to A. grahami. Although the typelocality for A. longilineuswas not specifically mentioned in the original description, its distribution range was stated to be along the east coast of SalIsland, with another population in the north of the island. Several representative specimens of recently named taxa described from the east coast of SalIsland exhibit mitogenome sequences almost identical to that of A. longilineus, and are therefore considered synonyms (forms) of this species. The species A. nelsonandradoiwas compared in the original description to the very variable A. cagarralensis, which is a synonym (form) of A. longilineus( Abalde et al.2017a). We propose to consider that A. nelsonandradoirepresents merely a northern population of the latter. On the other hand, A. minimuslikely is a juvenile of A. longilineus. Besides, the name Africonus minimus Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015bmost likely is invalid under ICZN articles 57.3 and 59.1, as it is a junior secondary homonym of Conus minimus Linnaeus, 1758, Conus minimusHwass in Bruguière, 1792and Conus minimusd’Archiac, 1843.
2634681413
[189,921,480,507]
NMSF
Cape Verde
1
Sal Island
35
36
1
Sal Island
holotype
2634681359
2014-04-05
MNCN
Island & Serra Negra
Cape Verde
16.638056
Serra Negra
21
-22.89889
35
36
MNCN 15.05/79739
1
Sal Island
2634681447
2014-04-05
MNCN
Island & Serra Negra
Cape Verde
16.638056
Fig.
21
-22.89889
35
36
MNCN 15.05/79738
1
Sal
2634681369
2014-04-07
MNCN
Island & Pedra Lume
Cape Verde
16.762222
Pedra Lume
21
-22.883888
35
36
MNCN 15.05/79804
1
Sal Island
2634681416
2014-04-06
MNCN
Island
Cape Verde
16.751944
Baia da Parda
21
-22.89889
Baia da Parda
35
36
MNCN 15.05/79779
1
Sal Island
2634681390
MMM
Cape Verde
2
Calhetinha
Island
35
36
1
Sal Island
holotype
2634681362
MMM
Cape Verde
Island
Praia do Monte Grande and Ponta do Linguincho
Monte Grande
35
36
1
Sal Island
holotype