At last at home: a correct taxonomic assignment and a proper repository for the holotype of Acirsa corsicana Nordsieck, 1974 (Caenogastropoda Epitonidae)
Romani, M.L.; Pagli, A. (2020). At last at home: a correct taxonomic assignment and a proper repository for the holotype of Acirsa corsicana Nordsieck, 1974 (Caenogastropoda Epitonidae). Biodiversity Journal 11(3): 765–769
In: Biodiversity Journal. Edizioni Danaus: Palermo. ISSN 2039-0394, more
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| Abstract |
The taxonomic composition of the family Epitoniidae Berry, 1910 (1812) in Italian waters underwent relatively few changes in recent decades: except some nomenclatural changes and one reinstatement, only few species have been recently added to this fauna. Acirsa corsicana Nordsieck, 1974 is the last taxon described in the area and its status is currently disputed or wrongly assessed. After the examination of the holotype and comparisons with similar species, the status of A. corsicana is here properly assessed as junior synonym of Opalia coronata (Philippi & Scacchi, 1840). The specimen, until now kept in private collections, is deposited in an institutional repository (MNHNP). |
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