Africonus regonae (Rolán & Trovão 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 : 41-42

Africonus regonae (Rolán & Trovão in Rolán, 1990)

Fig. 6D

Conus regonae Rolán & Trovão in Rolán, 1990: 31 , pl. 1, fig. 3.

Conus cuneolus form I (not C. cuneolus Reeve, 1843 ) – Röckel et al. 1980a: 109, pl. 5, row 1, fig. 86, row 2.

Conus regonae – Monteiro et al. 2004: 69, pl. 70.

Material examined

Holotype

CABO VERDE • 32.7 mm; Sal Island, Palmeira ; 2–4 m depth; E. Rolán leg.; MNCN 15.05/1092 ( Fig. 6D ).

Other material

CABO VERDE • 1 spec.; Sal Island, Baía da Fontona ; 16º44ʹ22ʺ N, 22º58ʹ46ʺ W; 6 Apr. 2014; MNCN exped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: MF491576 ; MNCN 15.05/79774 • 1 spec.; Sal Island, Rigona ; 16º48ʹ5ʺ N, 22º59ʹ33ʺ W; 10 Apr. 2014; MNCN exped.; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: MF491585 ; MNCN 15.05/79858 • 1 spec.; same collection data as for preceding; GenBank mitochondrion, partial genome: MF491584 ; MNCN 15.05/79853 .

Geographical distribution

West and north Sal Island, Cabo Verde Archipelago.

Conservation status in IUCN Red List

Vulnerable.

Remarks

Prior to its introduction as a full species by Rolán (1990), it was referred to as Conus cuneolus form I in Röckel et al. (1980a). This species is very closely related to A. cuneolus , and lives in sympatry with its form fontonae . It is particularly abundant in rocky areas to the northwest of Sal Island.

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.