Figure 4, Profundiconus? hennigiUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet (UV) light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig4-hennigi.zipFigure 5, Conasprella stenostomaUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig5-stenostoma.zipFigure 6, Conasprella cf. saurosUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig6-cf-sauros.zipFigure 7, Conasprella cercadensis and Conasprella kitteredgeiUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig7-cercadensis-kitteredgei.zipFigure 8, Conasprella ageriUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig8-ageri.zipFigure 9, Conus symmetricusUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig9-symmetricus.zipFigure 10, Conus anningaeUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig10-anningae.zipFigure 11, Conus lyelliUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig11-lyelli.zipFigure 12, Conus olssoniUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig12-olssoni.zipFigure 13, Conus franklinaeUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig13-franklinae.zipFigure 14, Conus gouldiUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig14-gouldi.zipFigure 15, Conus sewalliUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig15-sewalli.zipFigure 16, Conus bellacoensisUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig16-bellacoensis.zipFigure 17, Conus recognitusUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig17-recognitus.zipFigure 18, Conus haytensisUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig18-haytensis.zipFigure 19, Conus cashiUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig19-cashi.zipFigure 20, Conus furvoidesUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig20-furvoides.zipFigure 21, Conus planiliratusUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig21-planiliratus.zipFigure 22, Conus multiliratusUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig22-multiliratus.zipFigure 23, Conus karlschmidtiUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig23-karlschmidti.zipFigure 24, Conus garrisoniUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig24-garrisoni.zipFigure 25, Conus zambaensisUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig25-zambaensis.zipFigure 26, Conus spurius and Conus humerosusUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig26-spurius-humerosus.zipFigure 27, Conus kaesleriUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig27-kaesleri.zipFigure 28, Conus lombardiiUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig28-lombardii.zipFigure 29, Conus carlottaeUnaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig29-carlottae.zipFigure 30, Conus sp. 1 to Conus sp. 10Unaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig30-sp1_to_sp10.zipFigure 31, Conus sp. 11 and Conus sp. 12Unaltered, original digital images of specimens photographed under ultraviolet light and figured in the text. Images provided in uncompressed raw (.CR2 or .NEF) and .JPEG formats. Raw files include information about the camera settings used.Fig31-sp11_to_sp12.zip

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.