Comispira saudesae (Cossigniani, 2018), 2025

Kantor, Yuri I., Fedosov, Alexander & Puillandre, Nicolas, 2025, Revision of the Indo-Pacific species of the genus Leucosyrinx Dall, 1889 (Neogastropoda: Conoidea: Pseudomelatomidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 999, pp. 1-126 : 114

Comispira saudesae (Cossigniani, 2018) comb. nov.

Fig. 36C–D

Comitas saudesae Cossigniani, 2018: 30 .

Type material

Holotype

TAIWAN • Nord-East Taiwan ; depth 300–500 m; MMM.

Material examined (sequenced)

PHILIPPINES • 2 lv; Luzon I.; 15°20′ N, 121°37′ E; depth 593–600 m; AURORA 2007, stn CP2729; MNHN-IM-2009-18997, MNHN-IM-2009-18998 .

Material examined (not sequenced)

PHILIPPINES • 1 lv; off Panglao I., 9°36′ N, 123°42′ E; depth 609–673 m; PANGLAO 2005, stn CP2396; MNHN-IM-2009-13387

Remarks

The species is characterized by a subsutural row of rounded knobs, which are more prominent in the paratypes. This feature is not found in any species of Leucosyrinx or Comitas , but is consistently present in all species of Sibogasyrinx and Comispira . Our specimens closely resemble the type series, particularly the paratypes. Although unpublished, molecular data place the species within Comispira . Our findings extend the known range of the species from Taiwan to the Philippines.

Distribution

Philippines to Taiwan, 300– 600 m.

Figures

Fig. 36. Species excluded from Leucosyrinx Dall, 1889 and Comitas H.J. Finlay, 1926. A. Comispira obtusigemmata (Schepman, 1913) comb.nov., syntype, NATURALIS, ZMA.MOLL.137984, SL22.5 mm (photo courtesy of K. Hasegawa). B. Sibogasyrinx pikei (Dell, 1963) comb. nov., holotype, MNZ, M.016273, SL 35.5 mm (from the website of MNZ, https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/150983). C. Comispira saudesae (Cossigniani, 2018) comb. nov., paratype, SL 30, 28.9 mm, collection of Jean Pierre Vezzaro (photos courtesy of T. Cossigniani). D. Comispira saudesae, MNHN-IM-2009-18998, Philippines, SL 22.8 mm (sequenced specimen). E–F. Comispira subsuturalis (von Martens, 1901) comb.nov.E. Syntype, SL 16.1 mm.F. Syntype, SL 22.1 mm (photo courtesy of Museum für Naturkunde). G. Sibogasyrinx suluensis (Powell, 1969) comb. nov., holotype, USNM 238399, SL 21.0 mm (photo courtesy of USNM).H. Sibogasyrinx variabilis (Schepman, 1913) comb. nov., lectotype, NATURALIS, ZMA.MOLL.136887, SL 18.5 mm (photo courtesy of K. Hasegawa). Shells not to scale.