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Ophieulima (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Eulimidae): a new genus for the Mediterranean Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 December 2014

Luigi Romani ,
Stefano Bartolini ,
Francesco Giusti  and
Carlo Sbrana
Luigi Romani*
Affiliation:
Via delle Ville, 79-55013 Lammari, Lucca, Italy
Stefano Bartolini
Affiliation:
Via E. Zacconi, 16-50137 Firenze, Italy
Francesco Giusti
Affiliation:
Via XXV aprile 19/e-57017 Collesalvetti, Livorno, Italy
Carlo Sbrana
Affiliation:
Via dei Sette Santi, 1-57127 Livorno, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L. Romani, Via delle Ville 79, 55013 Lammari, Lucca, Italy email: luigiromani78@gmail.com
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Abstract

Some shells of Ophieulima minima are reported from the Tuscan archipelago. This is the first record of the genus Ophieulima from the Mediterranean Sea. Hypotheses about its host are considered.

Keywords

Ophieulima minimaEulimidaeGastropodanew findingsMediterranean SeaparasiteOphiactis
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e131
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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