Africonus roeckeli ( Rolán, 1980 )

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 : 42

Africonus roeckeli ( Rolán, 1980)

Fig. 6E

Conus roeckeli Rolán, 1980: 82 , pl. 2, fig. 2.

Africonus damioi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015a: 20 .

Conus roeckeli – Monteiro et al. 2004: 70, pl. 95.

Material examined

Holotype

CABO VERDE • 13.2 mm; Boa Vista Island, Baía das Gatas ; E. Rolán leg.; MNCN 15.05/1049 ( Fig. 6E ).

Other material

CABO VERDE • 1 spec.; Boa Vista Island, Praia Canto ; 16º11ʹ10ʺ N, 22º42ʹ28ʺ W; 4 Jul. 2013; MNCN exped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: MF491567 ; MNCN 15.05/80417 • 1 spec.; Boa Vista Island, Água Doce ; 16º12ʹ29ʺ N, 22º44ʹ7ʺ W; 19 Apr. 2015; MNCN exped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: MF491586 ; MNCN 15.05/79886 .

Geographical distribution

North and northeastern Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde Archipelago.

Conservation status in IUCN Red List

Least concern.

Remarks

This is a very variably patterned species from Boa Vista Island. It is sister to A. infinitus from Maio Island, and stands phylogenetically fairly distant from other species in Boa Vista Island. The taxon A. damioi is conspecific, and represents a mere color form of A. roeckeli .

Figures

Fig. 6 (opposite page). A. Conus navarroi navarroi Rolán, 1986, holotype, 16 mm (MNCN 15.05/1008). B. Africonus angeluquei Tenorio, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018 (= perrineae Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018), holotype, 30.0 mm (MNCN 15.05/78710). C. Conus raulsilvai Rolán, Monteiro & Fernandes, 1998, holotype, 19.7 mm (MNCN 15.05/27230). D. Conus regonae Rolán & Trovão, 1990, holotype, 32.7 mm (MNCN 15.05/1092). E. Conus roeckeli Rolán, 1980, holotype, 13.2 mm (MNCN 15.05/1049). F. Africonus salletae Cossignani, 2014, holotype, 15.5 mm (MMM). G. Africonus santaluziensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2015, paratype, 28.1 mm (Paul Kersten coll.). H. Africonus santanaensisAfonso & Tenorio, 2014, holotype, 17.1 mm (MNCN 15.05/60118). I. Conus saragasae Rolán, 1986, holotype, 21.8 mm (MNCN 15.05/1009). J. Africonus verdensis (Trovão, 1979), 22.5 mm (MNCN 15.05/78864). K. Conus vulcanus Tenorio & Afonso, 2004, holotype, 25.2 mm (MNCN 15.05/46652). L. Chelyconus ermineus (Born, 1778), 54.3 mm (MNCN 15.05/80014). M. Genuanoconus genuanus (Linnaeus, 1758), 50.2 mm (MNCN 15.05/78547). N. Kalloconus ateralbus(Kiener, 1850),40.1 mm(MNCN 15.05/79649). O. Kalloconus byssinus (Röding, 1798), 56.4 mm (MNCN 15.05/90429). Scale bars = 10 mm.