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First record of living specimens of Spinoaglaja wildpretii (Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea: Aglajidae) from the Mediterranean Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2014

Egidio Trainito  and
Mauro Doneddu
Egidio Trainito
Affiliation:
Villaggio i Fari, 07020 Porto San Paolo, Italy
Mauro Doneddu*
Affiliation:
Via Palau 5, 07029 Tempio Pausania, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M. Doneddu, Via Palau 5, 07029 Tempio Pausania, Italy email: doneddumauro@tiscali.it
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Abstract

Five living specimens of the Aglajidae Spinoaglaja wildpretii are reported from north-eastern Sardinia (Tyrrhenian Sea); these are the first records from Italian shores, the first record of living specimens in the entire Mediterranean and they noticeably enlarge the known range of the species. Some ecological notes are added.

Keywords

Spinoaglaja wildpretiiAglajidaefirst recordliving specimensMediterraneanSardiniaItaly
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e39
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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