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About the identity of Granulina pusaterii Smriglio & Mariottini, 2003 (Volutoidea: Granulinidae) from the Tunisian Plateau

Year 2021, Volume: 38 Issue: 4, 461 - 466, 15.12.2021
https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.38.4.07

Abstract



On the ground of an extensive study of topotypes and of the shell morphology documented in comparable Mediterranean populations, Granulina pusaterii Smriglio & Mariottini, 2003 described from the Tunisian Plateau is proved to belong to the natural variability of G. melitensis Smriglio, Mariottini & Rufini, 1998 and it is proposed as junior synonym name of the latter.


Thanks

Thanks are due to Dr Marco Taviani (ISMAR) for the access to the shell grit sampled from the Tunisian Plateau. We are also greatly indebted to Pr Antonio Bonfitto (MZB) who performed sharp photos of the holotypes of G. melitensis and of G. pusateri, and to Prof. Salvatore Giacobbe (BEL) for the loan of specimens from the Aeolian Islands. We are also indebted to Prof. Dr. Bilal Öztürk (EGE University, Izmir) for adjusting the form of the manuscript and for his constant help.

References

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Year 2021, Volume: 38 Issue: 4, 461 - 466, 15.12.2021
https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.38.4.07

Abstract

References

  • Boyer, F. (2017). Révision de l’organisation supra-spécifique des gastéropodes granuliniformes. Xenophora Taxonomy, 16, 25-38.
  • Boyer, F., Renda, W., Bogi, C. & Giacobbe, S. (2017). About an assemblage of Granulina species from South-eastern Tyrrhenian Sea and close Messina Strait (central Mediterranean). Bollettino Malacologico, 53(1), 1-8.
  • Boyer, F., Renda, W. & Öztürk, B. (2020). The genus Granulina (Mollusca : Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from the Turkish coasts with taxonomical notes on some Mediterranean species. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 37 (1), 65-83. DOI: 10.12714/egejfas.37.1.09
  • Gofas, S. (1992). Le genre Granulina (Marginellidae) en Méditerranée et dans l’Atlantique oriental. Bollettino Malacologico, 28 (1-4), 1-26.
  • Smriglio C., Mariottini P. & Rufini S. (1998). Descrizione di Granulina melitensis n. sp. (Neogastropoda, Cystiscidae) per il Mar Mediterraneo. La Conchiglia, 287, 53-56.
  • Smriglio C. & Mariottini P. (2003). Descrizione di Granulina pusaterii n. sp. (Cystiscidae Simpson, 1865) per il Mar Mediterraneo. In Giannuzzi-Savelli R., Pusateri F., Palmeri A. & Ebreo C. (Eds), Atlante delle conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo, vol. 4 (Neogastropoda : Muricoidea) ( pp 286-288). Evolver, Roma,

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Primary Language English
Subjects Hydrobiology
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Franck BOYER
It is not affiliated with an institution
0000-0003-4162-2124
France


Walter RENDA
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0000-0003-3944-6758
Italy


Attilio PAGLİ
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0000-0002-2581-0291
Italy

Publication Date December 15, 2021
Submission Date May 15, 2021
Acceptance Date September 24, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021Volume: 38 Issue: 4

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APA Boyer, F. , Renda, W. & Pagli, A. (2021). About the identity of Granulina pusaterii Smriglio & Mariottini, 2003 (Volutoidea: Granulinidae) from the Tunisian Plateau . Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences , 38 (4) , 461-466 . DOI: 10.12714/egejfas.38.4.07