Erctella cephalaeditana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Helicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Heterobranchia Infraclassis: Euthyneura Cohors: Tectipleura Subcohors: Panpulmonata Superordo: Eupulmonata Ordo: Stylommatophora Subordo: Helicina Infraordo: Helicoidei Superfamilia: Helicoidea

Familia: Helicidae
Subfamilia: Helicinae
Tribus: Otalini
Genus: Erctella
Species: Erctella cephalaeditana

Name

• Erctella cephalaeditana Giannuzzi-Savelli, Sparacio & Oliva, 2012: 109

Holotype: The malacological collection of the Mandralisca Museum of Cefalù. (Lectotipo n. 571/B in Giannuzzi-Savelli et al., 1986) (Figs. 1-3) and 10 paratypi (Paralectotipi n. 571/A, C, D, E e n. 572/A, B, C, D, E, F in Giannuzzi-Savelli et al., 1986).

Type locality: The “Rocca” of Cefalù (Italy, Sicily).

Etymology: From the name found on the labels assigned to this species by Enrico Pirajno and referring to the latin name of Cefalù (Cephalaedium or Cephaloedium), locus typicus of this species.

References

• Giannuzzi-Savelli, Riccardo, Ignazio Sparacio & Nunzia Oliva, 2012: Nomenclatural observations on the Erctella Monterosato, 1894 species (Gastropoda, Helicidae) from the “Rocca” of Cefalù (Italy, Sicily). Biodiversity journal, 3(2): 107–110.

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• Giannuzzi-Savelli, R., Sparacio, I. & Oliva, N., 1986: I tipi dimolluschi terrestri della collezione Pirajno del Museo Mandralisca di Cefalù. Lavori della Società Italiana di Malacologia, 22: 195–208.