Notes on Afonsoconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2013 (Gastropoda, Conidae), with description of a new species from the Southwestern Indian Ocean
Tenorio, M.J.; Monnier, E.; Puillandre, N. (2018). Notes on Afonsoconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2013 (Gastropoda, Conidae), with description of a new species from the Southwestern Indian Ocean. Eur. J. Taxon. 472: 1-20. https://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.472
In: European Journal of Taxonomy. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: Paris. ISSN 2118-9773; e-ISSN 2118-9773, more
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Afonsoconus J. K. Tucker & M. Tenorio, 2013 [WoRMS]; Conidae J. Fleming, 1822 [WoRMS]
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Mitochondrial cox1 gene; South-West Indian Ocean |
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- Tenorio, M.J.
- Monnier, E.
- Puillandre, N.
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| Abstract |
Although cone snails are among the most studied group of gastropods, new species are still regularly described. Here, we focus on Afonsoconus Tucker & Tenorio, 2013, a lineage that includes only two species from the Indo-Pacific Ocean. The analysis of molecular (partial mitochondrial cox1 gene sequences) and morphological (shell and radular tooth) characters revealed that the samples collected by dredging in deep water during a recent expedition carried out in the Mozambique Channel are different from the samples collected in the Pacific Ocean. We thus introduce here a new species, Afonsoconus crosnieri sp. nov., from the SW Indian Ocean including records from the Mozambique Channel, the Comoros and Glorieuses Islands, Madagascar, South Africa and Reunion Island. |
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