Cone Collector’s Guide: What’s New 2019

Any significant news and changes in 2019 are summarised here and they will be integrated as appropriate into the next release of the main files of the Paul Kersten checklist on this website.  These main files were last updated in July 2019

Events reported up to December 2018 from the launch of the website, will be found in WhatsNew 2013, WhatsNew 2014 ,WhatsNew 2015, WhatsNew2016, WhatsNew 2017 and Whatsnew 2018 sections of this website.

 

December 2019

New cone published in Malacologia by T Cossignani. Conasprella anacarolinae  from Maragogi, Alagoas, Brasil.

 

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September 2019.

6 New cones described by Petuch & Berschauer in Festivus 51(3).

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Darioconus bratcherae

Eilat Israel Holotype LACM 33mm

Poremskiconus potiguar

Tibau do Sul, Brasil Holotype MZSP 21mm

 

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Jaspidiconus ramosorum

Bahia, Brasil Holotype MZSP 19.8mm

Jaspidiconus serafimi

Tibau do Sul, Brasil Holotype MZSP17.7mm

 

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Jaspidiconus tammymyersae

Little St James US Virgin Is Holotype LACM 13.3mm

Jaspidiconus toincabrali

Tibau do Sul, Brasil Holotype (MZSP??)14mm

 

 

June 2019.

Three new Cones in Conchylia 50(1-4). Felix Lorenz describes

 

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Darioconus brandonesis St Brandon

Holotype MNHN 38.2mm

Pionoconus marysae St. Brandon

Holotype

 


 

In the same edition of Conchylia, Hugh Morrison describes

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Kioconus jonsingletoni Holotype WAM 42.6mm

Montebello Is W. Australia.

 

June 2019.

New Cone Kalloconus stanchinensis described from Cape Verde Islands by Cossignani & Fiadeiro in Malacologia 104.(www.malacologia.org )

 

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Kalloconus stanchinensis Holotype MMM

In same edition Cossignani& Allaryi describe Lautoconus stimpsonorum from Dakar, Senegal

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Lautoconus stimpsonorum Holotype MNHN 32.8mm

 

 

New cone described by Monnier and Limpalaer in Xenophora Taxonomy 24. Pionoconus mascarenensis is described from Reunion and western Indian Ocean.

 

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Pionoconus mascarenensis holotype MNHN

 

 

April 2019.

An extensive article by Rabiller & Richard is published in Xenophora Taxonomy 24 and provides an analysis of Conidae dredged during the KARUBENTHOS 2 expedition. It focused on the deep-sea benthic fauna of the Guadeloupe archipelago of Lesser Antilles.

The status of many currently accepted species is reviewed; six new species are described.

 

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Conus desiradensis MNHN

Conus lamyi MNHN

 

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Conus laurenti MNHN

Conus nicopuillandrei MNHN

 

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Conus oualeiriensis MNHN

Conus piti MNHN

 

 

March 2019.

New cone Conus pavillardae from Inhaca Bay, Mozambique described in Malacologia 103.(www.malacologia.org) by T. Cossignani . Holotype MMM 53.5mm.

 

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Conus pavillardae Holotype

 

 

January 2019.

Three new cones described in Malacologia 102. (www.malacologia.org)

Tenorioconus brianoi described from Mustique, Grenadines by T. Cossignani and A. Allary in Malacologia 102. Holotype 26.3mm MNHN.

Fusiconus philippequiquandoni described by Tiziano Cossignani from Punta Engaño, Cebu, Mactan, Philippines. Holotype MMM 13.5mm

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T. brianoi Holotype 26mm MNHN

F. philippequiquadoni

Holotype 13mm MMM

Kalloconus josefiadeiroi is described by Cossignani & Fiadeiro from Gatas, Boavista, Cape Verde Is. Holotype 26.5mm MMM

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Kalloconus josefiadeiroi holotype

 


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