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Francesco Pusateri

  • Biodiversity Journal, 8 (1): 205-210 - MONOGRAPH

    Francesco Pusateri, Riccardo Giannuzzi-Savelli & Peter Stahlschmidt
    Description of a new species of the genus Raphitoma Bellardi, 1847 from the Mediterranean Sea (Mollusca Neogastropoda Conoidea Raphitomidae)

    ABSTRACT
    The family of Raphitomidae is currently considered a well supported clade of the Conoidea. The type genus Raphitoma Bellardi, 1847 is well known in the mediterranen Seas with about 40 species, some of which are still undescribed. Morphological analyses carried out on the genus Raphitoma Bellardi, 1847 (Mollusca Neogastropoda Conoidea Raphitomidae) from Mediterranean Sea allowed to identify a new species which is described in the present paper.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 7 (1): 103-115 - MONOGRAPH

    Francesco Pusateri, Riccardo Giannuzzi-Savelli & Stefano Bartolini
    A revision of the Mediterranean Raphitomidae, 3: on the Raphitoma pupoides (Monterosato, 1884) complex, with the description of a new species (Mollusca Gastropoda)

    ABSTRACT
    In the present work we present a complex of species of the family Raphitomidae (Mollusca Gastropoda) comprising three entities: two have multispiral protoconchs, Raphitoma pupoides (Monterosato, 1884), the less known R. radula (Monterosato, 1884) and a new species with paucispiral protoconch.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 6 (2): 521-528

    Pasquale Micali, Italo Nofroni, Riccardo Giannuzzi Savelli, Francesco Pusateri & Stefano Bartolini
    On Parthenina monozona (Brusina, 1869) and its variability (Gastropoda Heterobranchia Pyramidellidae)

    ABSTRACT
    Study of type material of Parthenina monozona (Brusina, 1869), preserved at Croatian Natural History Museum (CNHM), consisting of four specimens, three of which well preserved, has proved that this species is senior synonym of Parthenina intermixta (Monterosato, 1884). Brusina’s name has priority over monterosato’s name, because it is older. The polymorphism of this species is discussed.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 6 (1): 415-430 - MONOGRAPH

    Pasquale Micali, Italo Nofroni, Riccardo Giannuzzi Savelli, Francesco Pusateri & Stefano Bartolini
    Coen’s Pyramidellidae (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia): a revision of types
    Proceedings of the Eighth Malacological Pontine Meeting, October 4th-5th, 2014 - San Felice Circeo, Italy

    ABSTRACT
    Coen introduced several new nominal taxa in the Pyramidellidae and in most Mollusca families. The Coen types, now at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, have been examined; most of them are holotypes or lectotypes. Some lectotypes were already selected by van Aartsen, as stated in the label, therefore we have not done any further selection of types. The new pyramidellid species have been practically identified and named by Monterosato, and were all found in shell grit collected on the beach of Lido (a small island in front of Venice). None of the Coen’s new species seems to be valid.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 2 (4): 217-220

    Riccardo Giannuzzi Savelli, Pasquale Micali, Italo Nofroni & Francesco Pusateri
    Odostomia brevicula Jeffreys, 1883 junior synonym of Turbonilla amoena (Monterosato, 1878) (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Pyramidellidae)

    ABSTRACT
    Based on the study of the type material of Odostomia brevicula Jeffreys, 1883, deposited in the United States National Museum Washington (USNM), this doubtful taxon appears to be based on two immature shells of Turbonilla amoena (Monterosato, 1878) of which it shall be considered a junior synonym.