A new species of Acicula Hartmann, 1821 (Gastropoda Architaenioglossa Aciculidae) from western Sicily (Italy)
Malacological surveys in the limestone massifs west of Palermo (Carini, NW Sicily), revealed the presence of a new species of Aciculidae: Acicula occidentalis n. sp. (Gastropoda Architaenioglossa Aciculidae). Diagnostic traits are: the high number of axial irregularly distributed grooves, the sub-rectangular to pyriform aperture and the larger size compared to other Acicula taxa known for Sicily. Acicula occidentalis n. sp. seems to be restricted to the mountains west of Palermo, until now known only to the eastern slopes of Montagna Longa (Carini).
Authors
- Agatino Reitano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0132-2557)
- Willy De Mattia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0056-467X)
- Roberto Viviano
- Ignazio Sparacio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4894-4927)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BIODIVERSITY JOURNAL
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31396/biodiv.jour.2025.16.1.137.147
- Primary Topic
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Università di Catania