Ermanno Quaggiotto

• Biodiversity Journal, 5 (2): 141-146 - MONOGRAPH

  Paolo Mietto, Italo Nofroni & Ermanno Quaggiotto
  On the systematic position of “Cima” melitensis Mifsud, 1998, with erection of the new genus Mifsudia (Heterobranchia Cimidae)
  Proceedings of the Seventh Malacological Pontine Meeting, October 5th-6th, 2013 - San Felice Circeo, Italy

  ABSTRACT
  Based on teleoconch and, especially, protoconch features, the new genus Mifsudia is erected for Cima melitensis Mifsud, 1998 and placed in the family Cimidae. The protoconch is hyperstrophic, as in the other cimids. At least, two European fossil species (Cima gantensis Bandel, 2005, from the Middle Eocene of Hungary and Murchisonella cf. obtusa Gougerot & Le Renard, 1978 from Early Oligocene of France) are also included in the new genus. Mifsudia melitensis (Mifsud, 1998) comb. nov., originally described from Malta, is here recorded for the first time from Lampedusa Island, Alboran Sea and the coasts of Mauritania (West Africa).

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