The biology of modern Conidae (cone snails)—which includes the hyperdiverse genus Conus—has been intensively studied, but the fossil record of the clade remains poorly understood, particularly within an evolutionary framework. Here, ultraviolet light is used to reveal and characterize the original shell coloration patterns of 28 species of cone snails from three Neogene coral reef-associated deposits from the Cibao Valley, northern Dominican Republic. These fossils come from the upper Miocene Cercado Fm. and lower Pliocene Gurabo Fm., and range in age from about 6.6-4.8 Ma. Comparison of the revealed coloration patterns with those of extant species allow the taxa to be assigned to three genera of cone snails (Profundiconus, Conasprella, and Conus) and at least nine subgenera. Thirteen members of these phylogenetically diverse reef faunas are described as new species. These include: Profundiconus? hennigi, Conasprella (Ximeniconus) ageri, Conus anningae, Conus lyelli, Conus (Atlanticonus?) franklinae, Conus (Stephanoconus) gouldi, Conus (Stephanoconus) bellacoensis, Conus (Ductoconus) cashi, Conus (Dauciconus) garrisoni, Conus (Dauciconus?) zambaensis, Conus (Spuriconus?) kaesleri, Conus (Spuriconus?) lombardii, and Conus (Lautoconus?) carlottae. Each of the three reef deposits contain a minimum of 14–16 cone snail species, levels of diversity that are similar to modern Indo-Pacific reef systems. Finally, most of the 28 species can be assigned to modern clades and thus have important implications for understanding the biogeographic and temporal histories of these clades in tropical America.
Figure 4, Profundiconus? hennigi
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Figure 5, Conasprella stenostoma
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Figure 6, Conasprella cf. sauros
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Figure 7, Conasprella cercadensis and Conasprella kitteredgei
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Figure 8, Conasprella ageri
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Figure 9, Conus symmetricus
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Figure 10, Conus anningae
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Figure 11, Conus lyelli
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Figure 12, Conus olssoni
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Figure 13, Conus franklinae
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Figure 14, Conus gouldi
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Figure 15, Conus sewalli
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Figure 16, Conus bellacoensis
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Figure 17, Conus recognitus
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Figure 18, Conus haytensis
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Figure 19, Conus cashi
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Figure 20, Conus furvoides
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Figure 21, Conus planiliratus
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Figure 22, Conus multiliratus
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Figure 23, Conus karlschmidti
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Figure 24, Conus garrisoni
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Figure 25, Conus zambaensis
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Figure 26, Conus spurius and Conus humerosus
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Figure 27, Conus kaesleri
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Figure 28, Conus lombardii
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Figure 29, Conus carlottae
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Figure 30, Conus sp. 1 to Conus sp. 10
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Figure 31, Conus sp. 11 and Conus sp. 12
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