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Italo Nofroni

Biodiversity Journal, 7 (1): 089-092 - MONOGRAPH

Bruno Fumanti & Italo Nofroni
Contribution to the knowledge of the molluscan thanatocoenosis of Zannone Island (Pontine Archipelago, Latium, Italy). Additional reports

ABSTRACT
In this second paper concerning the molluscan fauna of Zannone Island (Pontine Archipelago, Italy) one sediment sample collected by scuba diving at a depth of 36.5 meters at SW of the isle was investigated. Altogether, 47 taxa, not yet reported for Zannone, were identified, bringing the total number of the molluscan thanatocoenosis of the island at 327 taxa.
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): 467-480 - MONOGRAPH

Bruno Amati & Italo Nofroni
The Recent Rissoidae of the Mediterranean Sea. Notes on the genus Onoba s.s. H. Adams et A. Adams, 1852 (Gastropoda Prosobranchia)
Proceedings of the Eighth Malacological Pontine Meeting, October 4th-5th, 2014 - San Felice Circeo, Italy

ABSTRACT
The Mediterranean species belonging to the genus Onoba H. Adams et A. Adams, 1852 as currently conceived, are reviewed. With the exception of O. semicostata (Montagu, 1803) and O. aculeus (Gould, 1841) that range mostly in the European North-Eastern Atlantic and are rarely found in the Western Mediterranean, this genus is represented by six species with rather limited ranges: O. dimassai Amati et Nofroni, 1991; O. josae Moolenbeek et Hoenselaar, 1987; O. guzmani Hoenselaar et Moolenbeek, 1987; O. tarifensis Hoenselaar et Moolenbeek, 1987; O. gianninii (Nordsieck, 1974) and O. oliverioi Smriglio et Mariottini, 2000. A further possibly undescribed species is figured. For all species comparative morphometrics are provided. Onoba josae Moolenbeek et Hoenselaar, 1987 is here recorded for the first time in Italy, with the easternmost locality in this range.
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, 5 (2): 209-212

Pasquale Micali, Italo Nofroni & Carlo Smriglio
Odostomia crassa Jeffreys, 1884 junior synonym of Tibersyrnola unifasciata (Forbes, 1844), new combination (Gastropoda Heterobranchia, Pyramidellidae)

ABSTRACT
Following the comparison with photos of type material of Odostomia crassa Jeffreys, 1884, (Gastropoda Pyramidellidae) deposited at the British Museum of Natural History, and further observations on specimens from whole Mediterranean, O. crassa is proved to be junior synonym of Eulimella unifasciata (Forbes, 1844). The latter is here placed in genus Tibersyrnola Laws, 1937 on the basis of the constant presence of flutings inside the whorls.
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).
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.
Biodiversity Journal, 13 (1): 0155-0162

Italo Nofroni, Walter Renda, Franco Agamennone & Salvatore Giacobbe
Dasyskenea dibellai n. sp. from the Central Mediterranean Sea (Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Skeneidae)
https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2022.13.1.155.162
https://www.zoobank.org/References/e1f8d52c-734f-4f66-aae6-722b9f48efa4

ABSTRACT
Dasyskenea dibellai n. sp. from the central Mediterranean Sea, collected off Marsala, Western Sicily, 133 m depth, in the Muddy Detritus Biocoenosis, is here described. The new species, characterized by small size, an almost planorbid profile and an evident transverse sculpture prevailing over the longitudinal one, is compared with the Skeneidae with such characteristics both from the Mediterranean Sea and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean. Due to the characteristics of the protoconch and the morphological affinity, the new species is assigned to the genus Dasyskenea Fasulo et Cretella, 2003 together with Skeneoides digeronimoi La Perna, 1998 and the two North-East Atlantic related species, Skenea nilarum Engl, 1996 and S. victori Segers, Swinnen et De Prins, 2009. In the context of comparisons, Skenea costulata Sbrana et Siragusa, 2018 is considered probable synonymous with Skenea divae Carrozza et van Aartsen, 2001.
Biodiversity Journal, 12 (4): 0841-0846

Italo Nofroni & Walter Renda
Reestablishment of the name Skeneoides formosissima (Brugnone, 1873) instead of S. jeffreysii (Monterosato, 1872) nomen nudum (Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Skeneidae)
https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2021.12.4.841.846

ASBTRACT
On the basis of bibliographical researches, it is demonstrated that Circulus jeffreysii Monterosato, 1872 (Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Skeneidae W. Clark, 1851) is a nomen nudum, and not a replacement name for Delphinula costata Danilo, 1856. The first validly described name is Circulus formosissimus Brugnone, 1873, therefore, in the light of the current systematic, the current name of the uncommun Sicilian species is Skeneoides formosissima (Brugnone, 1873). Some remarks are included on the differentiation between Skeneoides formosissima and S. exilissima (Philippi, 1844).

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