Conasprella (Fusiconus) comatosa
Creators: name: Tenorio, Manuel J.
name: Puillandre, Nicolas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Conidae
Conasprella
Conasprella comatosa

description: Conasprella (Fusiconus) comatosa (Pilsbry, 1904)
Figs 2, 43A–H, L, 44
Conus comatosa Pilsbry, 1904: 550 (nomen novum for Conus dormitor Pilsbry, 1904 – non Conus dormitor Solander in Brander, 1766).
Conus dormitor Pilsbry, 1904: 6, pl. I figs 9, 9a.
Conus comatosa – R̂ckel et al. 1995b: 266, pl. 56 figs 16–20.
Bathyconus comatosa – Tucker & Tenorio 2013: 146.
Fusiconus (Bathyconus) comatosus – Monnier et al. 2018a: 165.
Material examined
30 lots (48 specimens). See Supp. file 1.
Type material
Lectotype (of C. dormitor) JAPAN • 43.5 mm; Kikai Island, Ryukyu Islands; ANSP 85950 (Fig. 43A).
Figured material
NEW CALEDONIA • 46.8 mm; S Lansdowne, off New Caledonia, stn DW2632; 21º05′ S, 160º45′ E; 297‒378 m depth; 21 Oct. 2005; EBISCO expedition; MNHN (Fig. 43B) • 40 mm; Norfolk Ridge, Banc Antigonia, off New Caledonia, stn CP1716; 23º22′ S, 168º03′ E; 266‒276 m depth; 26 Jun. 2001; NORFOLK 1 expedition; MNHN (Fig. 43C) • 37.6 mm; SE Terrasses, off New Caledonia, stn DW3093; 22°06′ S, 167°03′ E; 190‒200 m depth; 26 Oct. 2008; TERRASSES expedition; MNHN (Fig. 43D) • 39.5 mm; SE Terrasses, off New Caledonia, stn DW3093; 22°06′ S, 167°03′ E; 190‒200 m depth; 26 Oct. 2008; TERRASSES expedition; MNHN (Fig. 43E) • 37.7 mm; Baie du Santal, sinking towards the SW of Récif Shelter, off New Caledonia, stn DW1650; 20°54′ S, 167°02′ E; 120‒250 m depth; Nov. 2000; LIFOU 2000 expedition; MNHN (Fig. 43F) • 41.8 mm; Norfolk Ridge, Banc Munida, off New Caledonia, stn DW2135; 23º02′ S, 168º21′ E; 295‒330 m depth; 3 Nov. 2003; NORFOLK 2 expedition; MNHN (Fig. 43G) • 41.8 mm; Baie du Santal, sinking towards the SW of Récif Shelter, off New Caledonia, stn DW1650; 20°54′ S, 167°02′ E; 120‒250 m depth; Nov. 2000; LIFOU 2000 expedition; MNHN (Fig. 43H)
PHILIPPINES • 34 mm; ER coll. (Fig. 43L).
Geographical distribution and bathymetry
Japan, Philippines, NW Australia, Solomon Islands and Vietnam, at depths between 80‒ 400 m. Widely distributed around New Caledonia, Loyalty Ridge and in the Coral Sea, typically at depths between 200 and 400 m.
Remarks
Shell narrowly conical, moderately small to medium-sized (maximum length 50 mm), with a moderate to high spire. The dark brown color of the anterior end of the body whorl is a distinctive character for this species. Protoconch (Fig. 43H) multispiral of about 3.5 whorls. Radular tooth (Fig. 43L) small, with a barb, a pointed blade, and a very small pointed posterior blade, difficult to detect. The anterior section of the tooth is much shorter than the posterior section. Shaft fold present, blunt at its anterior end. Basal spur is present on top of the slanted base. Specimens from New Caledonia are similar in morphology to those from Japan and the Philippines. In the phylogeny (Fig. 2), the only specimen sequenced appears sister to Bathyconus coriolisi.
description: Published as part of Tenorio, Manuel J. & Puillandre, Nicolas, 2023, Revision of the deep-water cone snail fauna from New Caledonia (Gastropoda, Conoidea), pp. 1-134 in European Journal of Taxonomy 896 on pages 59-61, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.896.2291, http://zenodo.org/record/8405510