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A new species of Acicula Hartmann, 1821 (Gastropoda Architaenioglossa Aciculidae) from western Sicily (Italy)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: 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).

Source: BIODIVERSITY JOURNAL

DOI: 10.31396/biodiv.jour.2025.16.1.137.147

Authors: Agatino Reitano, Roberto Viviano, Ignazio Sparacio, Willy De Mattia

Institution: University of Messina

Language: English

Topic: Mollusks and Parasites Studies

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $161

Funder: Università di Catania