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Title: Geometric morphometrics reveal that Conus anabathrum Crosse, 1865 (Neogastropoda: Conidae) should be an accepted species
In 2022, the accepted name for a marine gastropod species from Florida until then known as Conus an- abathrum Crosse, 1865, was replaced by C. floridanus Gabb, 1869. The main argument was that the type of C. anabathrum , a specimen with no type locality in the description, actually represents the eastern Pacific species C. scalaris Valenciennes, 1832. This allocation of the type of C. anabathrum to an eastern Pacific taxon was based on several factors, with shell shape as the main determinant. We demonstrate via geometric mor- phometrics that the type of C. anabathrum actually falls outside the morphospace of C. scalaris , belonging instead to the morphospace of the Floridian taxon. We also discuss other arguments presented to assign the type of C. anabathrum to the eastern Pacific species. These discussions and our geometric morphometric an- alytical results demonstrate that the type of C. anabathrum actually represents the Floridian species, and that C. anabathrum should be the accepted name.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2001528
PAR ID:
10534638
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Editor(s):
Raheem, Dinarzarde C
Publisher / Repository:
The Malacological Society of London
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of molluscan studies
Edition / Version:
1
Volume:
90
Issue:
2
ISSN:
1464-3766
Page Range / eLocation ID:
eyae019
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Conidae Conus anabathrum Conus scalaris Conus floridanus nomenclature taxonomy geometrical morphometrics shape analyses shell shape allometry
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Medium: X Size: 915 KB Other: pdf
Size(s):
915 KB
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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