A new species of Steromphala J.E. Gray, 1847 (Gastropoda Trochidae) from Sicily Channel
A new species belonging to the genus Steromphala Gray, 1847 (Gastropoda Trochidae), based on shell characters is described from the Sicily Channel. Steromphala federicii n. sp. is here compared with the most closely related species showing marked sculpture, namely S. racketti (Payraudeau, 1826), and S. nivosa (A. Adams, 1853) which is endemic of the close area of Malta. The new species, exclusively found in the Skerki Bank, cannot yet be confirmed as endemic, due to the present limited knowledge about the Sicily Channel banks.
Authors
- Andrea Spinelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0639-8809)
- Salvatore Giacobbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4619-4862)
- Ivan Angelo Gatì (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9818-3965)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BIODIVERSITY JOURNAL
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31396/biodiv.jour.2025.16.1.41.46
- Primary Topic
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00