Ferussacia antonini n. sp. (Gastropoda Stylommatophora Ferussaciidae), another new species enriching Sicilian biodiversity
Viviano, R.; Viviano, A.; De Mattia, W.; Reitano, A.; Sparacio, I. (2025). Ferussacia antonini n. sp. (Gastropoda Stylommatophora Ferussaciidae), another new species enriching Sicilian biodiversity. Biodiversity Journal 16(1): 177-190. https://dx.doi.org/10.31396/biodiv.jour.2025.16.1.177.190
In: Biodiversity Journal. Edizioni Danaus: Palermo. ISSN 2039-0394, more
|   |
| Keywords |
Biodiversity
Biology
Classification > Taxonomy
Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883 [WoRMS]; Stylommatophora [WoRMS]
|
| Author keywords |
Mount Pecoraro; surroundings of Palermo |
| Authors | | Top |
- Viviano, R.
- Viviano, A.
- De Mattia, W.
|
|
|
| Abstract |
In the present paper, the Authors describe a new species of the genus Ferussacia Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda Stylommatophora Ferussaciidae) from western Sicily (Italy): F. antonini n. sp. It is very different, at first sight, from F. folliculum (Schröter, 1784), the only other species very widespread in Sicily, mainly due to the shape of the shell formed by 5 whorls with the last whorl comprising 2/3 of the entire shell height. Further information on the biology of this new species and the taxonomy and anatomy of Ferussacia species living in Sicily are provided. |
|
