Accepted by A. Nutzel: 7 May 2014; published: 17 Jun. 2014 ZOOTAXA ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) Copyright © 2014 Magnolia Press Zootaxa 3815 (4): 583–590 www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article 583 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3815.4.8 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:271DDE2F-A3D7-4738-AF15-BED7A74E340C Description of two new Jujubinus species (Gastropoda: Trochidae) from the Sicily Channel, with notes on the Jujubinus curinii species complex CARLO SMRIGLIO, ANDREA DI GIULIO & PAOLO MARIOTTINI Dipartimento di Scienze, Università “Roma Tre”, Viale Marconi, 446, 00146 Roma, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]; andrea.digiu- [email protected]; [email protected] Abstract Based on shell characters, two new species of the gastropod family Trochidae, Jujubinus eleonorae n. sp. and Jujubinus trilloi n. sp., from the Sicily Channel are described. Shells of the new taxa were collected in the lower infralittoral of the Skerki and Talbot Banks, respectively. The new taxa are compared with Jujubinus curinii Bogi & Campani, 2005, mor- phologically the most closely related species. Key words: Mediterranean Sea, Recent, Jujubinus, new species Introduction The genus Jujubinus Monterosato, 1884 comprises a small group of marine trochids (Gastropoda, Trochidae) living mostly in the intertidal zone down to about 80 m, and consistently associated with algal vegetation and/or marine angiosperms (Mariottini et al. 2013). The alpha-taxonomy and distribution of this genus remains unresolved. The genus was described by Monterosato (1884a) only briefly: “Jujubinus, Monts. (nov. sect.). Conchiglie piccole, ornamentate, che formano un gruppo ben distinto dal Zizyphinus”; (small shells, ornamented, forming a distinct group of Zizyphinus). In a further work by Monterosato (1884b), the description of this genus was slightly improved. Many papers dealing with this genus have been published in the last forty years. Nordsieck (1973) commenting the European distribution of Jujubinus species described several subgenera, some of them not ranked as valid taxa by Ghisotti & Melone (1975) in their revision of this genus. Some of the Mediterranean Jujubinus species were discussed by Curini-Galletti & Palazzi (1980), Curini-Galletti (1982a–c), Cretella (1992–1993), Bogi & Campani (2005) and Spanu (2011), while eastern Atlantic taxa were treated by Gofas (1991), Rolán & Templado (2001), Rolán & Swinnen (2009) and Avila et al. (2011) including the description of some new species. According to WoRMS (2013) the genus Jujubinus is represented by 29 species; 18 are listed by CLEMAM (Gofas & Le Renard 2013) as European species, most of them restricted to the Mediterranean Sea. The typical Jujubinus shell has a slender trochiform shape with a sculpture consisting of 4–8 spiral threads of variable strength, often beaded, and with tiny prosocline lamellae between the spiral threads (Monterosato 1884a). The Mediterranean species Jujubinus curinii Bogi & Campani, 2005 shows a peculiar sculpture consisting of flat spiral threads, which are pairing in the abapical part of the last whorl, lacking lamellae between the spiral threads and with a smaller sutural cord (Bogi & Campani 2005). This species is endemic to the Strait of Messina and to our knowledge its distribution is limited to the coralligenous bottoms offshore the coast of Scilla (Calabria, Italy). The Messina Strait is considered as a separate Mediterranean biogeographical microsector (Bianchi 2004), inhabited by rich benthic invertebrate communities, and some particular assemblages that are unknown from other Mediterranean regions (Giacobbe et al. 2007, Bo et al. 2009, Salvati et al. 2010). Recently, we had the opportunity to examine shells of Jujubinus from two locations in the Sicily Channel (Skerki and Talbot Banks). The studied shells represent two new species that resemble J. curinii from these areas.
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ZOOTAXA
ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition)
ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition)Copyright copy 2014 Magnolia Press
Zootaxa 3815 (4) 583ndash590
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httpdxdoiorg1011646zootaxa381548
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Description of two new Jujubinus species (Gastropoda Trochidae) from the
Sicily Channel with notes on the Jujubinus curinii species complex
CARLO SMRIGLIO ANDREA DI GIULIO amp PAOLO MARIOTTINI
Dipartimento di Scienze Universitagrave ldquoRoma Trerdquo Viale Marconi 446 00146 Roma Italy E-mail csmriglioaliceit andreadigiu-
liouniroma3it paolomariottiniuniroma3it
Abstract
Based on shell characters two new species of the gastropod family Trochidae Jujubinus eleonorae n sp and Jujubinus
trilloi n sp from the Sicily Channel are described Shells of the new taxa were collected in the lower infralittoral of the
Skerki and Talbot Banks respectively The new taxa are compared with Jujubinus curinii Bogi amp Campani 2005 mor-
phologically the most closely related species
Key words Mediterranean Sea Recent Jujubinus new species
Introduction
The genus Jujubinus Monterosato 1884 comprises a small group of marine trochids (Gastropoda Trochidae)
living mostly in the intertidal zone down to about 80 m and consistently associated with algal vegetation andor
marine angiosperms (Mariottini et al 2013) The alpha-taxonomy and distribution of this genus remains
unresolved The genus was described by Monterosato (1884a) only briefly ldquoJujubinus Monts (nov sect)
Conchiglie piccole ornamentate che formano un gruppo ben distinto dal Zizyphinusrdquo (small shells ornamented
forming a distinct group of Zizyphinus) In a further work by Monterosato (1884b) the description of this genus
was slightly improved Many papers dealing with this genus have been published in the last forty years Nordsieck
(1973) commenting the European distribution of Jujubinus species described several subgenera some of them not
ranked as valid taxa by Ghisotti amp Melone (1975) in their revision of this genus Some of the Mediterranean
Jujubinus species were discussed by Curini-Galletti amp Palazzi (1980) Curini-Galletti (1982andashc) Cretella
(1992ndash1993) Bogi amp Campani (2005) and Spanu (2011) while eastern Atlantic taxa were treated by Gofas (1991)
Rolaacuten amp Templado (2001) Rolaacuten amp Swinnen (2009) and Avila et al (2011) including the description of some new
species
According to WoRMS (2013) the genus Jujubinus is represented by 29 species 18 are listed by CLEMAM
(Gofas amp Le Renard 2013) as European species most of them restricted to the Mediterranean Sea The typical
Jujubinus shell has a slender trochiform shape with a sculpture consisting of 4ndash8 spiral threads of variable strength
often beaded and with tiny prosocline lamellae between the spiral threads (Monterosato 1884a) The
Mediterranean species Jujubinus curinii Bogi amp Campani 2005 shows a peculiar sculpture consisting of flat spiral
threads which are pairing in the abapical part of the last whorl lacking lamellae between the spiral threads and
with a smaller sutural cord (Bogi amp Campani 2005) This species is endemic to the Strait of Messina and to our
knowledge its distribution is limited to the coralligenous bottoms offshore the coast of Scilla (Calabria Italy) The
Messina Strait is considered as a separate Mediterranean biogeographical microsector (Bianchi 2004) inhabited by
rich benthic invertebrate communities and some particular assemblages that are unknown from other
Mediterranean regions (Giacobbe et al 2007 Bo et al 2009 Salvati et al 2010) Recently we had the opportunity
to examine shells of Jujubinus from two locations in the Sicily Channel (Skerki and Talbot Banks) The studied
shells represent two new species that resemble J curinii from these areas
Accepted by A Nutzel 7 May 2014 published 17 Jun 2014 583
Abbreviations
BA Bruno Amati collection Rome Italy
CS-PM Carlo Smriglio-Paolo Mariottini collection Rome Italy
D Diameter
EDS Eleonora De Sabata collection Rome Italy
H Height
IN Italo Nofroni collection Rome Italy
LIME Interdepartmental Laboratory of Electron Microscopy
MCZR Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma Rome Italy
MNHN Museacuteum National drsquoHistoire Naturelle Paris France
MO Marco Oliverio collection Rome Italy
MZB Museo di Zoologia Bologna Bologna Italy
PT Piergiorgio Trillo collection Rome Italy
SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
Material and methods
Sediment samples were collected during SCUBA diving in the infralittoral zone of Skerki Bank (37deg45rsquo00rdquoN
10deg50rsquo00rdquoE) at a depth of 37 m by Dr Eleonora De Sabata and from the infralittoral of Talbot Bank (37deg30rsquo00rdquoN
11deg40rsquo00rdquoE) at a depth of 25 m by Dr Piergiorgio Trillograve Sediment samples were sieved through a 1 mm mesh and
the residue was sorted using a stereomicroscope Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) photographs were taken at
the Interdepartmental Laboratory of Electron Microscopy (LIME Universitagrave ldquoRoma Trerdquo Rome Italy) using a
Philips XL30 Current systematics is based on WoRMS Among the shells screened two new Jujubinus taxa were
sorted out and are described herein In addition 120 specimens of J curinii Bogi amp Campani 2005 from its type
locality were studied (Scilla Strait of Messina Mediterranean Sea 38deg15rsquo36rsquorsquoN 15deg43rsquo08rsquorsquoE at a depth of 42 m)
Systematics
Class Gastropoda Cuvier 1795
Family Trochidae Rafinesque 1815
Genus Jujubinus Monterosato 1884
Type species Trochus matoni Payraudeau 1826 (by subsequent designation)
Jujubinus eleonorae new species
(Figs 11ndash16 21ndash24 31ndash35)
Diagnosis Small and stout shell flat spiral cords ratchet spiral sculpture distinct basal cord prosocline lamellae
absent between cords
Description Shell of small size for the genus conical solid holotype 57 mm high 47 mm in diameter
Usually 5ndash55 mm rarely up to 6 mm high 4ndash45 mm in diameter Protoconch smooth 240ndash250 microm in diameter
comprising about 13 whorls Teleoconch of 45ndash55 whorls whorls slightly convex with 6ndash7 flat spiral cords
including the basal one spiral cords of about the same strength slightly shouldered Basal cord pronounced
rounded and divided by a furrow which produces two parallel cordlets the lower twice as wide as the upper one
Suture barely visible Whole teleoconch surface covered by faint prosocline growth striae in some specimens more
evident and irregular Base convex with 4ndash5 flat concentric spiral cords regularly spaced crossed by numerous
growth striae Umbilicus closed also in juveniles covered with a white callus Aperture quadrangular with a
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FIGURE 1 1ndash3 Jujubinus eleonorae n sp Holotype 57 mm (H) x 47 mm (D) from locus typicus (MNHN 25883) 4 ndash6 J
eleonorae n sp Paratype 1 45 mm (H) x 33 mm (D) from locus typicus (MZB 49668) 7ndash9 Jujubinus trilloi n sp
Holotype 54 mm (H) x 46 mm (D) from locus typicus (MNHN 25882) 10ndash12 J trilloi n sp Paratype 1 55 mm (H) x 41
mm (D) from locus typicus (MZB 49669) 13ndash15 Jujubinus curinii Ex 1 53 mm (H) x 41 mm (D) from Scilla 42 m depth
Strait of Messina Mediterranean Sea (CS-PM_Jcu001) 16ndash18 J curinii Ex 2 49 mm (H) x 34 mm (D) from Scilla 42 m
depth Strait of Messina Mediterranean Sea (CS-PM_Jcu002)
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columellar callus thickened in the middle portion Interior of the aperture whitish nacreous Colour of protoconch
and initial teleoconch whorls bright red remaining whorls and base green-brownish with three regularly spaced
yellowish-orange bands covering a portion of the spiral cords Yellowish-orange bands increasing in number (4ndash5)
on the teleoconch base
Type material One hundred and twenty two shells from the type locality Holotype MNHN 25883 paratype 1
MZB 49668 paratype 2 MCZR 00227 paratypes 3ndash39 CS-PM paratypes 40ndash59 EDS paratypes 60ndash69 MO
paratypes 70ndash79 IN paratypes 80ndash119 PT paratypes 120ndash121 BA
Other material examined Twenty-five specimens from type locality MO 606 specimens from type locality IN
Etymology The species name is after Eleonora De Sabata marine photo-journalist who provided the marine
sediment which yielded the studied specimens
Locus typicus Skerki Bank (37deg45rsquo00rdquoN 10deg50rsquo00rdquoE) infralittoral bottom at a depth of 37 m Sicily
Channel Mediterranean Sea
Distribution Only known from the type locality
FIGURE 2 1ndash4 Jujubinus eleonorae n sp Holotype (MNHN 25883) 5ndash8 J trilloi n sp Holotype (MNHN 25882) 9ndash12 J
curinii Ex 1 (CS-PM_Jcu001)
Jujubinus trilloi new species
(Figs 17ndash112 25ndash28 36ndash310)
Diagnosis Small and slightly turriculate shell sculpture consists of incised spiral lines prosocline lamellae absent
between cords
Description Shell of small size for the genus conical slightly turriculate rather solid holotype 54 mm high
46 mm wide Usually 5ndash55 mm rarely up to 65 mm in height 4ndash45 mm in width Protoconch smooth 240ndash250
microm in diameter about 17 whorls Teleoconch comprising 45ndash55 whorls teleoconch whorls slightly convex with
6ndash8 regularly spaced fine incised spiral lines Basal cord rounded and divided by one or two fine threads
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generally the upper one more pronounced resulting in parallel cordlets Suture distinct Teleoconch surface
covered by faint prosocline growth striae Base convex with 9ndash11 concentric fine incised spiral lines irregularly
spaced and crossed by numerous growth striae Umbilicus closed also in juveniles covered with a white callus
Aperture quadrangular with a columellar callus thickened in the middle portion Interior of the aperture iridescent
whitish Colour of protoconch and early teleoconch whorls bright red remaining whorls and base red-brownish
with axial opisthocline brown-reddish narrow bands Three to five narrow yellowish-orange spiral bands covering
the teleoconch Yellowish-orange bands increasing in number (5ndash6) on the teleoconch base and alternate with 4ndash5
red-brownish concentric spiral bands resulting in a red spotted pattern
FIGURE 3 1ndash5 Jujubinus eleonorae n sp Holotype (MNHN 25883) 6ndash10 J trilloi n sp Holotype (MNHN 25882) 11ndash15
J curinii Ex 1 (CS-PM_Jcu001)
Type material Ninety shells including juvenile stages and subadults from the type locality Holotype MNHN
25882 paratype 1 MZB 49669 paratype 2 MCZR 00226 paratypes 3ndash54 CS-PM paratypes 55ndash59 MO
paratypes 60ndash89 PT
Etymology The species name is after Piergiorgio Trillograve friend and SCUBA diver who provided the marine
sediment in which the new species was found
Locus typicus Talbot Bank (37deg30rsquo00rdquoN 11deg40rsquo00rdquoE) infralittoral bottom at a depth of 25 m Sicily
Channel Mediterranean Sea
Distribution Only known from the type locality
Discussion
Jujubinus curinii (Figs 113ndash118) differs from all other Atlantic and Mediterranean Jujubinus species by showing
a teleoconch sculpture with flat spiral cords each consisting of two paired cordlets and by lacking the typical
prosocline lamellae present in the spiral furrows between cords occurring in all other Jujubinus species so far
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described SEM analysis has confirmed the lack of prosocline lamellae in J curinii and revealed that the flat spiral
cords described in the original description are formed by up to eight spiral lines and not all the cords are
subdivided in two cordlets (Figs 29ndash212 311ndash315) Furthermore at high magnification the whole teleoconch
appears to be densely microsculptured by fine prosocline growth striae including the basal cord The two new taxa
described in this work belong to the J curinii complex and they share the same diagnostic features related to the
presence of flat spiral cords and lack of prosocline lamellae
Both J eleonorae n sp and J trilloi n sp though similar to J curinii are clearly distinct taxa Jujubinus
eleonorae n sp (Figs 11ndash16 21ndash24 31ndash35) differs from J curinii (Figs 113ndash118 29ndash212 311ndash315) by
having (a) stouter shell (b) distinct ratchet spiral ornament ie spiral are asymmetric steeply sloping adapically
and shallowly sloping abapically (absent in J curinii) (c) basal cord bigger and more distinct (d) different shell
colour Jujubinus trilloi n sp (Figs 17ndash112 25ndash28 36ndash310) differs from J curinii by having (a) larger shell
(b) teleoconch shape less turriculated (c) larger base (d) basal cord wider and more pronounced (e) fewer but
larger spiral cords (f) different shell colour with distinct axial opisthocline brown-reddish narrow bands Jujubinus
eleonorae n sp differs from J trilloi n sp by having (a) stouter shell (b) spiral cords distinctly stepped (c) basal
cord stronger and more marked (d) different shell colour with yellowish-orange bands
To summarize J trilloi is closer to J curinii than J eleonorae because they share a similar shell outline
sculpture and background colour Interestingly the distribution of both new taxa seems to be limited to the Sicily
Channel in particular to two peculiar marine spots J eleonorae n sp from the Skerki Bank and J trilloi n sp
from the Talbot Bank Apparently there is no geographical overlapping between these two new taxa For this
reason and due to differences in shell morphology we consider them as distinct endemic species (Fig 4)
Unfortunately these new records lack any information regarding the accompanying benthic community We
conservatively consider the new species as infralittoral without speculating upon their precise positions within this
zone (upper or lower) The two new species differ from J ruscurianus (Weinkauff 1868) which is distributed in
the western Mediterranean Sea (Spain Africa) and in the eastern Atlantic (Portugal Canary Islands) (Locard
1903 Gofas et al 2011) This species differs in several shell characters mainly in teleoconch sculpture and it
clearly belongs to the Jujubinus group with fine prosocline lamellae between spiral lamellae a diagnostic feature
re-described by Cretella (1992ndash1993 vol 266 p 49) We also had the opportunity to examine J ruscurianus type
material stored at the Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma (Rome Italy) confirming the differences between J
ruscurianus and the two new species described herein
FIGURE 4 Mediterranean distribution of Jujubinus eleonorae n sp (square Skerki Bank) J trilloi n sp (triangle Talbot
Bank) and J curinii (circle Scilla)
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Jujubinus catenatus Ardovini 2006 described from the Sicily Channel differs from the new taxa described
herein by the shell shape (more elongated in J catenatus) and its sculpture showing the typical prosocline lamellae
between the spiral cords (absent in the J curinii species complex) Furthermore J catenatus is a a circalittoral
species being collected at a depth of 45ndash70 m but no coordinates of the locus typicus were reported (Ardovini
2006) Similar to the Strait of Messina from where the endemic J curinii has been described (Bogi amp Campani
2005) the Sicily Channel represents a Mediterranean location of high diversity for the genus Jujubinus The
occurrence of three endemic Jujubinus species in such a restricted geographical area could be explained by specific
preferences to particular habitats exclusive to this area possibly combined to limited larval dispersal capabilities
Jujubinus from the Sicily Channel is not an isolated case of gastropod endemism in the Mediterranean Sea For
example the trochid Gibbula nivosa Adams 1851 is endemic near Malta Island (Evans et al 2011) and probably
has restricted larval dispersal
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge Piergiorgio Trillograve (Rome Italy) and Eleonora De Sabata (Rome Italy) who
collected the marine sediment samples from Talbot and Skerki Banks respectively that allowed the description of
the new taxa We are indebted to Filippo La Ciura Vicuna (Syracuse Italy) Commander of the boat Merak for
cooperation and technical support during the diving on the Talbot and Skerki Banks We would like to express our
gratitude to Massimo Appolloni (Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma Rome Italy) for the examination of the
Jujubinus material kept in the Monterosato collection Sincere acknowledgments are due to Marco Oliverio
(University ldquoLa Sapienzardquo Rome Italy) for his critical suggestions We would like to thank the reviewers for their
helpful comments and the resulting improvements in the paper We thank Richard C Brusca (University of
Arizona Tucson AZ USA) for improving the English
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Curini Galletti M (1982b) Note ai Trochidae VII Jujubinus elenchoides (Monts In Issel 1878) Bollettino Malacologico 18
(9ndash12) 217ndash224
Curini Galletti M (1982c) Note ai Trochidae IX Jujubinus ruscurianus (Weinkauff 1868) Bollettino Malacologico 18
(7ndash8) 145ndash150
Evans J Borg JA amp Schembri PJ (2011) Distribution habitat preferences and behaviour of the critically endangered
Maltese top-shell Gibbula nivosa (Gastropoda Trochidae) Marine Biology 158 603ndash611
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Ghisotti F amp Melone G (1975) Catalogo illustrato delle conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo 5 Conchiglie 11 (11ndash12)
163ndash191
Giacobbe S Laria G amp Spanograve N (2007) Hard bottom assemblages in the strait of Messina distribution of Errina aspera L
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(Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) Rapport Commission International Mer Meacutediterraneacutee 38 485
Gofas S (1991) Un nouveau Jujubinus dAngola Apex 6 (1) 21ndash24
Gofas S amp Le Renard J (2013) CLEMAM Check List of European Marine Mollusca Available from http
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Gofas S Moreno D amp Salas C (2011) Moluscos Marinos de Andalucia I Universidad de Malaga Servicio de Publicaciones
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Locard A (1903) Coquilles des mers dEurope ldquoTurbinidaerdquo Lyon Impr de A Rey 66 pp
Mariottini P Di Giulio A Appolloni M amp Smriglio C (2013) Phenotypic diversity taxonomic remarks and updated
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Monterosato T Di M (1884a) Conchiglie littorali mediterranee Naturalista Siciliano Palermo 3 (4) 102ndash111
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Tipografico Virzi 152 pp
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Rolaacuten E amp Swinnen F (2009) Two new species of the genus Jujubinus (Mollusca Trochidae) from the Canary Archipelago
Gloria Maris 48 (1) 1ndash9
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Spanu MT (2011) Prima segnalazione di Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato 1891 ex H Martin ms) (Gastropoda Trochidae)
per la Sardegna e le acque italiane Bollettino Malacologico 47 (2) 135ndash137
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Abbreviations
BA Bruno Amati collection Rome Italy
CS-PM Carlo Smriglio-Paolo Mariottini collection Rome Italy
D Diameter
EDS Eleonora De Sabata collection Rome Italy
H Height
IN Italo Nofroni collection Rome Italy
LIME Interdepartmental Laboratory of Electron Microscopy
MCZR Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma Rome Italy
MNHN Museacuteum National drsquoHistoire Naturelle Paris France
MO Marco Oliverio collection Rome Italy
MZB Museo di Zoologia Bologna Bologna Italy
PT Piergiorgio Trillo collection Rome Italy
SEM Scanning Electron Microscopy
Material and methods
Sediment samples were collected during SCUBA diving in the infralittoral zone of Skerki Bank (37deg45rsquo00rdquoN
10deg50rsquo00rdquoE) at a depth of 37 m by Dr Eleonora De Sabata and from the infralittoral of Talbot Bank (37deg30rsquo00rdquoN
11deg40rsquo00rdquoE) at a depth of 25 m by Dr Piergiorgio Trillograve Sediment samples were sieved through a 1 mm mesh and
the residue was sorted using a stereomicroscope Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) photographs were taken at
the Interdepartmental Laboratory of Electron Microscopy (LIME Universitagrave ldquoRoma Trerdquo Rome Italy) using a
Philips XL30 Current systematics is based on WoRMS Among the shells screened two new Jujubinus taxa were
sorted out and are described herein In addition 120 specimens of J curinii Bogi amp Campani 2005 from its type
locality were studied (Scilla Strait of Messina Mediterranean Sea 38deg15rsquo36rsquorsquoN 15deg43rsquo08rsquorsquoE at a depth of 42 m)
Systematics
Class Gastropoda Cuvier 1795
Family Trochidae Rafinesque 1815
Genus Jujubinus Monterosato 1884
Type species Trochus matoni Payraudeau 1826 (by subsequent designation)
Jujubinus eleonorae new species
(Figs 11ndash16 21ndash24 31ndash35)
Diagnosis Small and stout shell flat spiral cords ratchet spiral sculpture distinct basal cord prosocline lamellae
absent between cords
Description Shell of small size for the genus conical solid holotype 57 mm high 47 mm in diameter
Usually 5ndash55 mm rarely up to 6 mm high 4ndash45 mm in diameter Protoconch smooth 240ndash250 microm in diameter
comprising about 13 whorls Teleoconch of 45ndash55 whorls whorls slightly convex with 6ndash7 flat spiral cords
including the basal one spiral cords of about the same strength slightly shouldered Basal cord pronounced
rounded and divided by a furrow which produces two parallel cordlets the lower twice as wide as the upper one
Suture barely visible Whole teleoconch surface covered by faint prosocline growth striae in some specimens more
evident and irregular Base convex with 4ndash5 flat concentric spiral cords regularly spaced crossed by numerous
growth striae Umbilicus closed also in juveniles covered with a white callus Aperture quadrangular with a
SMRIGLIO ET AL584 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
FIGURE 1 1ndash3 Jujubinus eleonorae n sp Holotype 57 mm (H) x 47 mm (D) from locus typicus (MNHN 25883) 4 ndash6 J
eleonorae n sp Paratype 1 45 mm (H) x 33 mm (D) from locus typicus (MZB 49668) 7ndash9 Jujubinus trilloi n sp
Holotype 54 mm (H) x 46 mm (D) from locus typicus (MNHN 25882) 10ndash12 J trilloi n sp Paratype 1 55 mm (H) x 41
mm (D) from locus typicus (MZB 49669) 13ndash15 Jujubinus curinii Ex 1 53 mm (H) x 41 mm (D) from Scilla 42 m depth
Strait of Messina Mediterranean Sea (CS-PM_Jcu001) 16ndash18 J curinii Ex 2 49 mm (H) x 34 mm (D) from Scilla 42 m
depth Strait of Messina Mediterranean Sea (CS-PM_Jcu002)
Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press middot 585NEW JUJUBINUS SPECIES FROM SICILY
columellar callus thickened in the middle portion Interior of the aperture whitish nacreous Colour of protoconch
and initial teleoconch whorls bright red remaining whorls and base green-brownish with three regularly spaced
yellowish-orange bands covering a portion of the spiral cords Yellowish-orange bands increasing in number (4ndash5)
on the teleoconch base
Type material One hundred and twenty two shells from the type locality Holotype MNHN 25883 paratype 1
MZB 49668 paratype 2 MCZR 00227 paratypes 3ndash39 CS-PM paratypes 40ndash59 EDS paratypes 60ndash69 MO
paratypes 70ndash79 IN paratypes 80ndash119 PT paratypes 120ndash121 BA
Other material examined Twenty-five specimens from type locality MO 606 specimens from type locality IN
Etymology The species name is after Eleonora De Sabata marine photo-journalist who provided the marine
sediment which yielded the studied specimens
Locus typicus Skerki Bank (37deg45rsquo00rdquoN 10deg50rsquo00rdquoE) infralittoral bottom at a depth of 37 m Sicily
Channel Mediterranean Sea
Distribution Only known from the type locality
FIGURE 2 1ndash4 Jujubinus eleonorae n sp Holotype (MNHN 25883) 5ndash8 J trilloi n sp Holotype (MNHN 25882) 9ndash12 J
curinii Ex 1 (CS-PM_Jcu001)
Jujubinus trilloi new species
(Figs 17ndash112 25ndash28 36ndash310)
Diagnosis Small and slightly turriculate shell sculpture consists of incised spiral lines prosocline lamellae absent
between cords
Description Shell of small size for the genus conical slightly turriculate rather solid holotype 54 mm high
46 mm wide Usually 5ndash55 mm rarely up to 65 mm in height 4ndash45 mm in width Protoconch smooth 240ndash250
microm in diameter about 17 whorls Teleoconch comprising 45ndash55 whorls teleoconch whorls slightly convex with
6ndash8 regularly spaced fine incised spiral lines Basal cord rounded and divided by one or two fine threads
SMRIGLIO ET AL586 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
generally the upper one more pronounced resulting in parallel cordlets Suture distinct Teleoconch surface
covered by faint prosocline growth striae Base convex with 9ndash11 concentric fine incised spiral lines irregularly
spaced and crossed by numerous growth striae Umbilicus closed also in juveniles covered with a white callus
Aperture quadrangular with a columellar callus thickened in the middle portion Interior of the aperture iridescent
whitish Colour of protoconch and early teleoconch whorls bright red remaining whorls and base red-brownish
with axial opisthocline brown-reddish narrow bands Three to five narrow yellowish-orange spiral bands covering
the teleoconch Yellowish-orange bands increasing in number (5ndash6) on the teleoconch base and alternate with 4ndash5
red-brownish concentric spiral bands resulting in a red spotted pattern
FIGURE 3 1ndash5 Jujubinus eleonorae n sp Holotype (MNHN 25883) 6ndash10 J trilloi n sp Holotype (MNHN 25882) 11ndash15
J curinii Ex 1 (CS-PM_Jcu001)
Type material Ninety shells including juvenile stages and subadults from the type locality Holotype MNHN
25882 paratype 1 MZB 49669 paratype 2 MCZR 00226 paratypes 3ndash54 CS-PM paratypes 55ndash59 MO
paratypes 60ndash89 PT
Etymology The species name is after Piergiorgio Trillograve friend and SCUBA diver who provided the marine
sediment in which the new species was found
Locus typicus Talbot Bank (37deg30rsquo00rdquoN 11deg40rsquo00rdquoE) infralittoral bottom at a depth of 25 m Sicily
Channel Mediterranean Sea
Distribution Only known from the type locality
Discussion
Jujubinus curinii (Figs 113ndash118) differs from all other Atlantic and Mediterranean Jujubinus species by showing
a teleoconch sculpture with flat spiral cords each consisting of two paired cordlets and by lacking the typical
prosocline lamellae present in the spiral furrows between cords occurring in all other Jujubinus species so far
Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press middot 587NEW JUJUBINUS SPECIES FROM SICILY
described SEM analysis has confirmed the lack of prosocline lamellae in J curinii and revealed that the flat spiral
cords described in the original description are formed by up to eight spiral lines and not all the cords are
subdivided in two cordlets (Figs 29ndash212 311ndash315) Furthermore at high magnification the whole teleoconch
appears to be densely microsculptured by fine prosocline growth striae including the basal cord The two new taxa
described in this work belong to the J curinii complex and they share the same diagnostic features related to the
presence of flat spiral cords and lack of prosocline lamellae
Both J eleonorae n sp and J trilloi n sp though similar to J curinii are clearly distinct taxa Jujubinus
eleonorae n sp (Figs 11ndash16 21ndash24 31ndash35) differs from J curinii (Figs 113ndash118 29ndash212 311ndash315) by
having (a) stouter shell (b) distinct ratchet spiral ornament ie spiral are asymmetric steeply sloping adapically
and shallowly sloping abapically (absent in J curinii) (c) basal cord bigger and more distinct (d) different shell
colour Jujubinus trilloi n sp (Figs 17ndash112 25ndash28 36ndash310) differs from J curinii by having (a) larger shell
(b) teleoconch shape less turriculated (c) larger base (d) basal cord wider and more pronounced (e) fewer but
larger spiral cords (f) different shell colour with distinct axial opisthocline brown-reddish narrow bands Jujubinus
eleonorae n sp differs from J trilloi n sp by having (a) stouter shell (b) spiral cords distinctly stepped (c) basal
cord stronger and more marked (d) different shell colour with yellowish-orange bands
To summarize J trilloi is closer to J curinii than J eleonorae because they share a similar shell outline
sculpture and background colour Interestingly the distribution of both new taxa seems to be limited to the Sicily
Channel in particular to two peculiar marine spots J eleonorae n sp from the Skerki Bank and J trilloi n sp
from the Talbot Bank Apparently there is no geographical overlapping between these two new taxa For this
reason and due to differences in shell morphology we consider them as distinct endemic species (Fig 4)
Unfortunately these new records lack any information regarding the accompanying benthic community We
conservatively consider the new species as infralittoral without speculating upon their precise positions within this
zone (upper or lower) The two new species differ from J ruscurianus (Weinkauff 1868) which is distributed in
the western Mediterranean Sea (Spain Africa) and in the eastern Atlantic (Portugal Canary Islands) (Locard
1903 Gofas et al 2011) This species differs in several shell characters mainly in teleoconch sculpture and it
clearly belongs to the Jujubinus group with fine prosocline lamellae between spiral lamellae a diagnostic feature
re-described by Cretella (1992ndash1993 vol 266 p 49) We also had the opportunity to examine J ruscurianus type
material stored at the Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma (Rome Italy) confirming the differences between J
ruscurianus and the two new species described herein
FIGURE 4 Mediterranean distribution of Jujubinus eleonorae n sp (square Skerki Bank) J trilloi n sp (triangle Talbot
Bank) and J curinii (circle Scilla)
SMRIGLIO ET AL588 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
Jujubinus catenatus Ardovini 2006 described from the Sicily Channel differs from the new taxa described
herein by the shell shape (more elongated in J catenatus) and its sculpture showing the typical prosocline lamellae
between the spiral cords (absent in the J curinii species complex) Furthermore J catenatus is a a circalittoral
species being collected at a depth of 45ndash70 m but no coordinates of the locus typicus were reported (Ardovini
2006) Similar to the Strait of Messina from where the endemic J curinii has been described (Bogi amp Campani
2005) the Sicily Channel represents a Mediterranean location of high diversity for the genus Jujubinus The
occurrence of three endemic Jujubinus species in such a restricted geographical area could be explained by specific
preferences to particular habitats exclusive to this area possibly combined to limited larval dispersal capabilities
Jujubinus from the Sicily Channel is not an isolated case of gastropod endemism in the Mediterranean Sea For
example the trochid Gibbula nivosa Adams 1851 is endemic near Malta Island (Evans et al 2011) and probably
has restricted larval dispersal
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge Piergiorgio Trillograve (Rome Italy) and Eleonora De Sabata (Rome Italy) who
collected the marine sediment samples from Talbot and Skerki Banks respectively that allowed the description of
the new taxa We are indebted to Filippo La Ciura Vicuna (Syracuse Italy) Commander of the boat Merak for
cooperation and technical support during the diving on the Talbot and Skerki Banks We would like to express our
gratitude to Massimo Appolloni (Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma Rome Italy) for the examination of the
Jujubinus material kept in the Monterosato collection Sincere acknowledgments are due to Marco Oliverio
(University ldquoLa Sapienzardquo Rome Italy) for his critical suggestions We would like to thank the reviewers for their
helpful comments and the resulting improvements in the paper We thank Richard C Brusca (University of
Arizona Tucson AZ USA) for improving the English
References
Adams A (1851) Contributions towards a monograph of the Trochidae a family of gastropodous Mollusca Proceedings of the
Zoological Society of London 14 150ndash192
httpdxdoiorg101111j1096-36421851tb01153x
Ardovini R (2006) Jujubinus catenatus sp n (Gastropoda Trochidae) del Canale di Sicilia Malacologia - Mostra mondiale
(Cupra Marittima) 52 6ndash7
Avila SP Borges JP amp Frias Martins AM de (2011) The littoral Trochidea of the Azores Journal of Conchology 40 (4)
408ndash427
Bianchi CN (2004) Proposta di suddivisione dei mari italiani in settori biogeografici Notiziario SIBM 46 57ndash59
Bo M Bavestrello G Canese S Giusti M Salvati E Angiolillo M amp Greco S (2009) Characteristics of a black coral
meadow in the twilight zone of the central Mediterranean Sea Marine Ecology Progress Series 397 53ndash61
httpdxdoiorg103354meps08185
Bogi C amp Campani E (2005) Jujubinus curinii n sp una nuova specie di Trochidae per le coste della Sicilia Bollettino
Malacologico 41 (9ndash12) 99ndash101
Cretella M (1992ndash1993) Rassegna delle specie viventi del genere Jujubinus Monterosato 1884 (Gastropoda Trochidae)
(Parts IndashIV) La Conchiglia 264 (1992) 265 (1992) 266 (1993) 266 (1993) 14ndash23 amp 16ndash20 amp 45ndash50 amp 40ndash46
Curini Galletti M amp Palazzi S (1980) Note ai Trochidae II Riscoperta di Trochus ruscurianus Weinkauff 1868 Atti della
Societagrave Toscana di Scienze Naturali Memorie 87 463ndash480
Curini Galletti M (1982a) Note ai Trochidae VI Jujubinus Baudoni H Martin in Monterosato 1891 Atti della Societagrave
Toscana di Scienze Naturali Memorie Serie B 89 75ndash85
Curini Galletti M (1982b) Note ai Trochidae VII Jujubinus elenchoides (Monts In Issel 1878) Bollettino Malacologico 18
(9ndash12) 217ndash224
Curini Galletti M (1982c) Note ai Trochidae IX Jujubinus ruscurianus (Weinkauff 1868) Bollettino Malacologico 18
(7ndash8) 145ndash150
Evans J Borg JA amp Schembri PJ (2011) Distribution habitat preferences and behaviour of the critically endangered
Maltese top-shell Gibbula nivosa (Gastropoda Trochidae) Marine Biology 158 603ndash611
httpdxdoiorg101007s00227-010-1584-4
Ghisotti F amp Melone G (1975) Catalogo illustrato delle conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo 5 Conchiglie 11 (11ndash12)
163ndash191
Giacobbe S Laria G amp Spanograve N (2007) Hard bottom assemblages in the strait of Messina distribution of Errina aspera L
Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press middot 589NEW JUJUBINUS SPECIES FROM SICILY
(Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) Rapport Commission International Mer Meacutediterraneacutee 38 485
Gofas S (1991) Un nouveau Jujubinus dAngola Apex 6 (1) 21ndash24
Gofas S amp Le Renard J (2013) CLEMAM Check List of European Marine Mollusca Available from http
wwwsomaliassofrclemamindexclemamhtml (accessed 9 November 2013)
Gofas S Moreno D amp Salas C (2011) Moluscos Marinos de Andalucia I Universidad de Malaga Servicio de Publicaciones
e Intercambio Cientifico Malaga 342 pp
Locard A (1903) Coquilles des mers dEurope ldquoTurbinidaerdquo Lyon Impr de A Rey 66 pp
Mariottini P Di Giulio A Appolloni M amp Smriglio C (2013) Phenotypic diversity taxonomic remarks and updated
distribution of the Mediterranean Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato1891) (Gastropoda Trochidae) Biodiversity Journal 4
(2) 343ndash354
Monterosato T Di M (1884a) Conchiglie littorali mediterranee Naturalista Siciliano Palermo 3 (4) 102ndash111
Monterosato T Di M (1884b) Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee Palermo Stabilimento
Tipografico Virzi 152 pp
Nordsieck F (1973) The genus Jujubinus Monterosato 1884 in Europa La Conchiglia 4 (50) 6ndash7 10ndash12
Rolaacuten E amp Swinnen F (2009) Two new species of the genus Jujubinus (Mollusca Trochidae) from the Canary Archipelago
Gloria Maris 48 (1) 1ndash9
Rolaacuten E amp Templado J (2001) New species of Trochidae (Mollusca Gastropoda) from the Cape Verde Archipelago Iberus
19 (2) 41ndash55
Salvati E Angiolillo M Bo M Bavestrello G Giusti M Cardinali A Puce S Spaggiari C Greco S amp Canese S
(2010) The population of Errina aspera (Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) of the Messina Strait (Mediterranean Sea) Journal of
Marine Biology Association UK 971331ndash1336
httpdxdoiorg101017s0025315410000950
Spanu MT (2011) Prima segnalazione di Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato 1891 ex H Martin ms) (Gastropoda Trochidae)
per la Sardegna e le acque italiane Bollettino Malacologico 47 (2) 135ndash137
Weinkauff HC (1867ndash1868) Die Conchylien des Mittelmeeres ihre geographische und geologisches Verbreitung Vol amp 2
T Fischer Cassel pp 307 (1867) amp pp 512 (1868)
WoRMS Editorial Board (2013) World Register of Marine Species Available from httpwwwmarinespeciesorg (accessed 9
November 2013)
SMRIGLIO ET AL590 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
FIGURE 1 1ndash3 Jujubinus eleonorae n sp Holotype 57 mm (H) x 47 mm (D) from locus typicus (MNHN 25883) 4 ndash6 J
eleonorae n sp Paratype 1 45 mm (H) x 33 mm (D) from locus typicus (MZB 49668) 7ndash9 Jujubinus trilloi n sp
Holotype 54 mm (H) x 46 mm (D) from locus typicus (MNHN 25882) 10ndash12 J trilloi n sp Paratype 1 55 mm (H) x 41
mm (D) from locus typicus (MZB 49669) 13ndash15 Jujubinus curinii Ex 1 53 mm (H) x 41 mm (D) from Scilla 42 m depth
Strait of Messina Mediterranean Sea (CS-PM_Jcu001) 16ndash18 J curinii Ex 2 49 mm (H) x 34 mm (D) from Scilla 42 m
depth Strait of Messina Mediterranean Sea (CS-PM_Jcu002)
Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press middot 585NEW JUJUBINUS SPECIES FROM SICILY
columellar callus thickened in the middle portion Interior of the aperture whitish nacreous Colour of protoconch
and initial teleoconch whorls bright red remaining whorls and base green-brownish with three regularly spaced
yellowish-orange bands covering a portion of the spiral cords Yellowish-orange bands increasing in number (4ndash5)
on the teleoconch base
Type material One hundred and twenty two shells from the type locality Holotype MNHN 25883 paratype 1
MZB 49668 paratype 2 MCZR 00227 paratypes 3ndash39 CS-PM paratypes 40ndash59 EDS paratypes 60ndash69 MO
paratypes 70ndash79 IN paratypes 80ndash119 PT paratypes 120ndash121 BA
Other material examined Twenty-five specimens from type locality MO 606 specimens from type locality IN
Etymology The species name is after Eleonora De Sabata marine photo-journalist who provided the marine
sediment which yielded the studied specimens
Locus typicus Skerki Bank (37deg45rsquo00rdquoN 10deg50rsquo00rdquoE) infralittoral bottom at a depth of 37 m Sicily
Channel Mediterranean Sea
Distribution Only known from the type locality
FIGURE 2 1ndash4 Jujubinus eleonorae n sp Holotype (MNHN 25883) 5ndash8 J trilloi n sp Holotype (MNHN 25882) 9ndash12 J
curinii Ex 1 (CS-PM_Jcu001)
Jujubinus trilloi new species
(Figs 17ndash112 25ndash28 36ndash310)
Diagnosis Small and slightly turriculate shell sculpture consists of incised spiral lines prosocline lamellae absent
between cords
Description Shell of small size for the genus conical slightly turriculate rather solid holotype 54 mm high
46 mm wide Usually 5ndash55 mm rarely up to 65 mm in height 4ndash45 mm in width Protoconch smooth 240ndash250
microm in diameter about 17 whorls Teleoconch comprising 45ndash55 whorls teleoconch whorls slightly convex with
6ndash8 regularly spaced fine incised spiral lines Basal cord rounded and divided by one or two fine threads
SMRIGLIO ET AL586 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
generally the upper one more pronounced resulting in parallel cordlets Suture distinct Teleoconch surface
covered by faint prosocline growth striae Base convex with 9ndash11 concentric fine incised spiral lines irregularly
spaced and crossed by numerous growth striae Umbilicus closed also in juveniles covered with a white callus
Aperture quadrangular with a columellar callus thickened in the middle portion Interior of the aperture iridescent
whitish Colour of protoconch and early teleoconch whorls bright red remaining whorls and base red-brownish
with axial opisthocline brown-reddish narrow bands Three to five narrow yellowish-orange spiral bands covering
the teleoconch Yellowish-orange bands increasing in number (5ndash6) on the teleoconch base and alternate with 4ndash5
red-brownish concentric spiral bands resulting in a red spotted pattern
FIGURE 3 1ndash5 Jujubinus eleonorae n sp Holotype (MNHN 25883) 6ndash10 J trilloi n sp Holotype (MNHN 25882) 11ndash15
J curinii Ex 1 (CS-PM_Jcu001)
Type material Ninety shells including juvenile stages and subadults from the type locality Holotype MNHN
25882 paratype 1 MZB 49669 paratype 2 MCZR 00226 paratypes 3ndash54 CS-PM paratypes 55ndash59 MO
paratypes 60ndash89 PT
Etymology The species name is after Piergiorgio Trillograve friend and SCUBA diver who provided the marine
sediment in which the new species was found
Locus typicus Talbot Bank (37deg30rsquo00rdquoN 11deg40rsquo00rdquoE) infralittoral bottom at a depth of 25 m Sicily
Channel Mediterranean Sea
Distribution Only known from the type locality
Discussion
Jujubinus curinii (Figs 113ndash118) differs from all other Atlantic and Mediterranean Jujubinus species by showing
a teleoconch sculpture with flat spiral cords each consisting of two paired cordlets and by lacking the typical
prosocline lamellae present in the spiral furrows between cords occurring in all other Jujubinus species so far
Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press middot 587NEW JUJUBINUS SPECIES FROM SICILY
described SEM analysis has confirmed the lack of prosocline lamellae in J curinii and revealed that the flat spiral
cords described in the original description are formed by up to eight spiral lines and not all the cords are
subdivided in two cordlets (Figs 29ndash212 311ndash315) Furthermore at high magnification the whole teleoconch
appears to be densely microsculptured by fine prosocline growth striae including the basal cord The two new taxa
described in this work belong to the J curinii complex and they share the same diagnostic features related to the
presence of flat spiral cords and lack of prosocline lamellae
Both J eleonorae n sp and J trilloi n sp though similar to J curinii are clearly distinct taxa Jujubinus
eleonorae n sp (Figs 11ndash16 21ndash24 31ndash35) differs from J curinii (Figs 113ndash118 29ndash212 311ndash315) by
having (a) stouter shell (b) distinct ratchet spiral ornament ie spiral are asymmetric steeply sloping adapically
and shallowly sloping abapically (absent in J curinii) (c) basal cord bigger and more distinct (d) different shell
colour Jujubinus trilloi n sp (Figs 17ndash112 25ndash28 36ndash310) differs from J curinii by having (a) larger shell
(b) teleoconch shape less turriculated (c) larger base (d) basal cord wider and more pronounced (e) fewer but
larger spiral cords (f) different shell colour with distinct axial opisthocline brown-reddish narrow bands Jujubinus
eleonorae n sp differs from J trilloi n sp by having (a) stouter shell (b) spiral cords distinctly stepped (c) basal
cord stronger and more marked (d) different shell colour with yellowish-orange bands
To summarize J trilloi is closer to J curinii than J eleonorae because they share a similar shell outline
sculpture and background colour Interestingly the distribution of both new taxa seems to be limited to the Sicily
Channel in particular to two peculiar marine spots J eleonorae n sp from the Skerki Bank and J trilloi n sp
from the Talbot Bank Apparently there is no geographical overlapping between these two new taxa For this
reason and due to differences in shell morphology we consider them as distinct endemic species (Fig 4)
Unfortunately these new records lack any information regarding the accompanying benthic community We
conservatively consider the new species as infralittoral without speculating upon their precise positions within this
zone (upper or lower) The two new species differ from J ruscurianus (Weinkauff 1868) which is distributed in
the western Mediterranean Sea (Spain Africa) and in the eastern Atlantic (Portugal Canary Islands) (Locard
1903 Gofas et al 2011) This species differs in several shell characters mainly in teleoconch sculpture and it
clearly belongs to the Jujubinus group with fine prosocline lamellae between spiral lamellae a diagnostic feature
re-described by Cretella (1992ndash1993 vol 266 p 49) We also had the opportunity to examine J ruscurianus type
material stored at the Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma (Rome Italy) confirming the differences between J
ruscurianus and the two new species described herein
FIGURE 4 Mediterranean distribution of Jujubinus eleonorae n sp (square Skerki Bank) J trilloi n sp (triangle Talbot
Bank) and J curinii (circle Scilla)
SMRIGLIO ET AL588 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
Jujubinus catenatus Ardovini 2006 described from the Sicily Channel differs from the new taxa described
herein by the shell shape (more elongated in J catenatus) and its sculpture showing the typical prosocline lamellae
between the spiral cords (absent in the J curinii species complex) Furthermore J catenatus is a a circalittoral
species being collected at a depth of 45ndash70 m but no coordinates of the locus typicus were reported (Ardovini
2006) Similar to the Strait of Messina from where the endemic J curinii has been described (Bogi amp Campani
2005) the Sicily Channel represents a Mediterranean location of high diversity for the genus Jujubinus The
occurrence of three endemic Jujubinus species in such a restricted geographical area could be explained by specific
preferences to particular habitats exclusive to this area possibly combined to limited larval dispersal capabilities
Jujubinus from the Sicily Channel is not an isolated case of gastropod endemism in the Mediterranean Sea For
example the trochid Gibbula nivosa Adams 1851 is endemic near Malta Island (Evans et al 2011) and probably
has restricted larval dispersal
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge Piergiorgio Trillograve (Rome Italy) and Eleonora De Sabata (Rome Italy) who
collected the marine sediment samples from Talbot and Skerki Banks respectively that allowed the description of
the new taxa We are indebted to Filippo La Ciura Vicuna (Syracuse Italy) Commander of the boat Merak for
cooperation and technical support during the diving on the Talbot and Skerki Banks We would like to express our
gratitude to Massimo Appolloni (Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma Rome Italy) for the examination of the
Jujubinus material kept in the Monterosato collection Sincere acknowledgments are due to Marco Oliverio
(University ldquoLa Sapienzardquo Rome Italy) for his critical suggestions We would like to thank the reviewers for their
helpful comments and the resulting improvements in the paper We thank Richard C Brusca (University of
Arizona Tucson AZ USA) for improving the English
References
Adams A (1851) Contributions towards a monograph of the Trochidae a family of gastropodous Mollusca Proceedings of the
Zoological Society of London 14 150ndash192
httpdxdoiorg101111j1096-36421851tb01153x
Ardovini R (2006) Jujubinus catenatus sp n (Gastropoda Trochidae) del Canale di Sicilia Malacologia - Mostra mondiale
(Cupra Marittima) 52 6ndash7
Avila SP Borges JP amp Frias Martins AM de (2011) The littoral Trochidea of the Azores Journal of Conchology 40 (4)
408ndash427
Bianchi CN (2004) Proposta di suddivisione dei mari italiani in settori biogeografici Notiziario SIBM 46 57ndash59
Bo M Bavestrello G Canese S Giusti M Salvati E Angiolillo M amp Greco S (2009) Characteristics of a black coral
meadow in the twilight zone of the central Mediterranean Sea Marine Ecology Progress Series 397 53ndash61
httpdxdoiorg103354meps08185
Bogi C amp Campani E (2005) Jujubinus curinii n sp una nuova specie di Trochidae per le coste della Sicilia Bollettino
Malacologico 41 (9ndash12) 99ndash101
Cretella M (1992ndash1993) Rassegna delle specie viventi del genere Jujubinus Monterosato 1884 (Gastropoda Trochidae)
(Parts IndashIV) La Conchiglia 264 (1992) 265 (1992) 266 (1993) 266 (1993) 14ndash23 amp 16ndash20 amp 45ndash50 amp 40ndash46
Curini Galletti M amp Palazzi S (1980) Note ai Trochidae II Riscoperta di Trochus ruscurianus Weinkauff 1868 Atti della
Societagrave Toscana di Scienze Naturali Memorie 87 463ndash480
Curini Galletti M (1982a) Note ai Trochidae VI Jujubinus Baudoni H Martin in Monterosato 1891 Atti della Societagrave
Toscana di Scienze Naturali Memorie Serie B 89 75ndash85
Curini Galletti M (1982b) Note ai Trochidae VII Jujubinus elenchoides (Monts In Issel 1878) Bollettino Malacologico 18
(9ndash12) 217ndash224
Curini Galletti M (1982c) Note ai Trochidae IX Jujubinus ruscurianus (Weinkauff 1868) Bollettino Malacologico 18
(7ndash8) 145ndash150
Evans J Borg JA amp Schembri PJ (2011) Distribution habitat preferences and behaviour of the critically endangered
Maltese top-shell Gibbula nivosa (Gastropoda Trochidae) Marine Biology 158 603ndash611
httpdxdoiorg101007s00227-010-1584-4
Ghisotti F amp Melone G (1975) Catalogo illustrato delle conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo 5 Conchiglie 11 (11ndash12)
163ndash191
Giacobbe S Laria G amp Spanograve N (2007) Hard bottom assemblages in the strait of Messina distribution of Errina aspera L
Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press middot 589NEW JUJUBINUS SPECIES FROM SICILY
(Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) Rapport Commission International Mer Meacutediterraneacutee 38 485
Gofas S (1991) Un nouveau Jujubinus dAngola Apex 6 (1) 21ndash24
Gofas S amp Le Renard J (2013) CLEMAM Check List of European Marine Mollusca Available from http
wwwsomaliassofrclemamindexclemamhtml (accessed 9 November 2013)
Gofas S Moreno D amp Salas C (2011) Moluscos Marinos de Andalucia I Universidad de Malaga Servicio de Publicaciones
e Intercambio Cientifico Malaga 342 pp
Locard A (1903) Coquilles des mers dEurope ldquoTurbinidaerdquo Lyon Impr de A Rey 66 pp
Mariottini P Di Giulio A Appolloni M amp Smriglio C (2013) Phenotypic diversity taxonomic remarks and updated
distribution of the Mediterranean Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato1891) (Gastropoda Trochidae) Biodiversity Journal 4
(2) 343ndash354
Monterosato T Di M (1884a) Conchiglie littorali mediterranee Naturalista Siciliano Palermo 3 (4) 102ndash111
Monterosato T Di M (1884b) Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee Palermo Stabilimento
Tipografico Virzi 152 pp
Nordsieck F (1973) The genus Jujubinus Monterosato 1884 in Europa La Conchiglia 4 (50) 6ndash7 10ndash12
Rolaacuten E amp Swinnen F (2009) Two new species of the genus Jujubinus (Mollusca Trochidae) from the Canary Archipelago
Gloria Maris 48 (1) 1ndash9
Rolaacuten E amp Templado J (2001) New species of Trochidae (Mollusca Gastropoda) from the Cape Verde Archipelago Iberus
19 (2) 41ndash55
Salvati E Angiolillo M Bo M Bavestrello G Giusti M Cardinali A Puce S Spaggiari C Greco S amp Canese S
(2010) The population of Errina aspera (Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) of the Messina Strait (Mediterranean Sea) Journal of
Marine Biology Association UK 971331ndash1336
httpdxdoiorg101017s0025315410000950
Spanu MT (2011) Prima segnalazione di Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato 1891 ex H Martin ms) (Gastropoda Trochidae)
per la Sardegna e le acque italiane Bollettino Malacologico 47 (2) 135ndash137
Weinkauff HC (1867ndash1868) Die Conchylien des Mittelmeeres ihre geographische und geologisches Verbreitung Vol amp 2
T Fischer Cassel pp 307 (1867) amp pp 512 (1868)
WoRMS Editorial Board (2013) World Register of Marine Species Available from httpwwwmarinespeciesorg (accessed 9
November 2013)
SMRIGLIO ET AL590 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
columellar callus thickened in the middle portion Interior of the aperture whitish nacreous Colour of protoconch
and initial teleoconch whorls bright red remaining whorls and base green-brownish with three regularly spaced
yellowish-orange bands covering a portion of the spiral cords Yellowish-orange bands increasing in number (4ndash5)
on the teleoconch base
Type material One hundred and twenty two shells from the type locality Holotype MNHN 25883 paratype 1
MZB 49668 paratype 2 MCZR 00227 paratypes 3ndash39 CS-PM paratypes 40ndash59 EDS paratypes 60ndash69 MO
paratypes 70ndash79 IN paratypes 80ndash119 PT paratypes 120ndash121 BA
Other material examined Twenty-five specimens from type locality MO 606 specimens from type locality IN
Etymology The species name is after Eleonora De Sabata marine photo-journalist who provided the marine
sediment which yielded the studied specimens
Locus typicus Skerki Bank (37deg45rsquo00rdquoN 10deg50rsquo00rdquoE) infralittoral bottom at a depth of 37 m Sicily
Channel Mediterranean Sea
Distribution Only known from the type locality
FIGURE 2 1ndash4 Jujubinus eleonorae n sp Holotype (MNHN 25883) 5ndash8 J trilloi n sp Holotype (MNHN 25882) 9ndash12 J
curinii Ex 1 (CS-PM_Jcu001)
Jujubinus trilloi new species
(Figs 17ndash112 25ndash28 36ndash310)
Diagnosis Small and slightly turriculate shell sculpture consists of incised spiral lines prosocline lamellae absent
between cords
Description Shell of small size for the genus conical slightly turriculate rather solid holotype 54 mm high
46 mm wide Usually 5ndash55 mm rarely up to 65 mm in height 4ndash45 mm in width Protoconch smooth 240ndash250
microm in diameter about 17 whorls Teleoconch comprising 45ndash55 whorls teleoconch whorls slightly convex with
6ndash8 regularly spaced fine incised spiral lines Basal cord rounded and divided by one or two fine threads
SMRIGLIO ET AL586 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
generally the upper one more pronounced resulting in parallel cordlets Suture distinct Teleoconch surface
covered by faint prosocline growth striae Base convex with 9ndash11 concentric fine incised spiral lines irregularly
spaced and crossed by numerous growth striae Umbilicus closed also in juveniles covered with a white callus
Aperture quadrangular with a columellar callus thickened in the middle portion Interior of the aperture iridescent
whitish Colour of protoconch and early teleoconch whorls bright red remaining whorls and base red-brownish
with axial opisthocline brown-reddish narrow bands Three to five narrow yellowish-orange spiral bands covering
the teleoconch Yellowish-orange bands increasing in number (5ndash6) on the teleoconch base and alternate with 4ndash5
red-brownish concentric spiral bands resulting in a red spotted pattern
FIGURE 3 1ndash5 Jujubinus eleonorae n sp Holotype (MNHN 25883) 6ndash10 J trilloi n sp Holotype (MNHN 25882) 11ndash15
J curinii Ex 1 (CS-PM_Jcu001)
Type material Ninety shells including juvenile stages and subadults from the type locality Holotype MNHN
25882 paratype 1 MZB 49669 paratype 2 MCZR 00226 paratypes 3ndash54 CS-PM paratypes 55ndash59 MO
paratypes 60ndash89 PT
Etymology The species name is after Piergiorgio Trillograve friend and SCUBA diver who provided the marine
sediment in which the new species was found
Locus typicus Talbot Bank (37deg30rsquo00rdquoN 11deg40rsquo00rdquoE) infralittoral bottom at a depth of 25 m Sicily
Channel Mediterranean Sea
Distribution Only known from the type locality
Discussion
Jujubinus curinii (Figs 113ndash118) differs from all other Atlantic and Mediterranean Jujubinus species by showing
a teleoconch sculpture with flat spiral cords each consisting of two paired cordlets and by lacking the typical
prosocline lamellae present in the spiral furrows between cords occurring in all other Jujubinus species so far
Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press middot 587NEW JUJUBINUS SPECIES FROM SICILY
described SEM analysis has confirmed the lack of prosocline lamellae in J curinii and revealed that the flat spiral
cords described in the original description are formed by up to eight spiral lines and not all the cords are
subdivided in two cordlets (Figs 29ndash212 311ndash315) Furthermore at high magnification the whole teleoconch
appears to be densely microsculptured by fine prosocline growth striae including the basal cord The two new taxa
described in this work belong to the J curinii complex and they share the same diagnostic features related to the
presence of flat spiral cords and lack of prosocline lamellae
Both J eleonorae n sp and J trilloi n sp though similar to J curinii are clearly distinct taxa Jujubinus
eleonorae n sp (Figs 11ndash16 21ndash24 31ndash35) differs from J curinii (Figs 113ndash118 29ndash212 311ndash315) by
having (a) stouter shell (b) distinct ratchet spiral ornament ie spiral are asymmetric steeply sloping adapically
and shallowly sloping abapically (absent in J curinii) (c) basal cord bigger and more distinct (d) different shell
colour Jujubinus trilloi n sp (Figs 17ndash112 25ndash28 36ndash310) differs from J curinii by having (a) larger shell
(b) teleoconch shape less turriculated (c) larger base (d) basal cord wider and more pronounced (e) fewer but
larger spiral cords (f) different shell colour with distinct axial opisthocline brown-reddish narrow bands Jujubinus
eleonorae n sp differs from J trilloi n sp by having (a) stouter shell (b) spiral cords distinctly stepped (c) basal
cord stronger and more marked (d) different shell colour with yellowish-orange bands
To summarize J trilloi is closer to J curinii than J eleonorae because they share a similar shell outline
sculpture and background colour Interestingly the distribution of both new taxa seems to be limited to the Sicily
Channel in particular to two peculiar marine spots J eleonorae n sp from the Skerki Bank and J trilloi n sp
from the Talbot Bank Apparently there is no geographical overlapping between these two new taxa For this
reason and due to differences in shell morphology we consider them as distinct endemic species (Fig 4)
Unfortunately these new records lack any information regarding the accompanying benthic community We
conservatively consider the new species as infralittoral without speculating upon their precise positions within this
zone (upper or lower) The two new species differ from J ruscurianus (Weinkauff 1868) which is distributed in
the western Mediterranean Sea (Spain Africa) and in the eastern Atlantic (Portugal Canary Islands) (Locard
1903 Gofas et al 2011) This species differs in several shell characters mainly in teleoconch sculpture and it
clearly belongs to the Jujubinus group with fine prosocline lamellae between spiral lamellae a diagnostic feature
re-described by Cretella (1992ndash1993 vol 266 p 49) We also had the opportunity to examine J ruscurianus type
material stored at the Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma (Rome Italy) confirming the differences between J
ruscurianus and the two new species described herein
FIGURE 4 Mediterranean distribution of Jujubinus eleonorae n sp (square Skerki Bank) J trilloi n sp (triangle Talbot
Bank) and J curinii (circle Scilla)
SMRIGLIO ET AL588 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
Jujubinus catenatus Ardovini 2006 described from the Sicily Channel differs from the new taxa described
herein by the shell shape (more elongated in J catenatus) and its sculpture showing the typical prosocline lamellae
between the spiral cords (absent in the J curinii species complex) Furthermore J catenatus is a a circalittoral
species being collected at a depth of 45ndash70 m but no coordinates of the locus typicus were reported (Ardovini
2006) Similar to the Strait of Messina from where the endemic J curinii has been described (Bogi amp Campani
2005) the Sicily Channel represents a Mediterranean location of high diversity for the genus Jujubinus The
occurrence of three endemic Jujubinus species in such a restricted geographical area could be explained by specific
preferences to particular habitats exclusive to this area possibly combined to limited larval dispersal capabilities
Jujubinus from the Sicily Channel is not an isolated case of gastropod endemism in the Mediterranean Sea For
example the trochid Gibbula nivosa Adams 1851 is endemic near Malta Island (Evans et al 2011) and probably
has restricted larval dispersal
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge Piergiorgio Trillograve (Rome Italy) and Eleonora De Sabata (Rome Italy) who
collected the marine sediment samples from Talbot and Skerki Banks respectively that allowed the description of
the new taxa We are indebted to Filippo La Ciura Vicuna (Syracuse Italy) Commander of the boat Merak for
cooperation and technical support during the diving on the Talbot and Skerki Banks We would like to express our
gratitude to Massimo Appolloni (Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma Rome Italy) for the examination of the
Jujubinus material kept in the Monterosato collection Sincere acknowledgments are due to Marco Oliverio
(University ldquoLa Sapienzardquo Rome Italy) for his critical suggestions We would like to thank the reviewers for their
helpful comments and the resulting improvements in the paper We thank Richard C Brusca (University of
Arizona Tucson AZ USA) for improving the English
References
Adams A (1851) Contributions towards a monograph of the Trochidae a family of gastropodous Mollusca Proceedings of the
Zoological Society of London 14 150ndash192
httpdxdoiorg101111j1096-36421851tb01153x
Ardovini R (2006) Jujubinus catenatus sp n (Gastropoda Trochidae) del Canale di Sicilia Malacologia - Mostra mondiale
(Cupra Marittima) 52 6ndash7
Avila SP Borges JP amp Frias Martins AM de (2011) The littoral Trochidea of the Azores Journal of Conchology 40 (4)
408ndash427
Bianchi CN (2004) Proposta di suddivisione dei mari italiani in settori biogeografici Notiziario SIBM 46 57ndash59
Bo M Bavestrello G Canese S Giusti M Salvati E Angiolillo M amp Greco S (2009) Characteristics of a black coral
meadow in the twilight zone of the central Mediterranean Sea Marine Ecology Progress Series 397 53ndash61
httpdxdoiorg103354meps08185
Bogi C amp Campani E (2005) Jujubinus curinii n sp una nuova specie di Trochidae per le coste della Sicilia Bollettino
Malacologico 41 (9ndash12) 99ndash101
Cretella M (1992ndash1993) Rassegna delle specie viventi del genere Jujubinus Monterosato 1884 (Gastropoda Trochidae)
(Parts IndashIV) La Conchiglia 264 (1992) 265 (1992) 266 (1993) 266 (1993) 14ndash23 amp 16ndash20 amp 45ndash50 amp 40ndash46
Curini Galletti M amp Palazzi S (1980) Note ai Trochidae II Riscoperta di Trochus ruscurianus Weinkauff 1868 Atti della
Societagrave Toscana di Scienze Naturali Memorie 87 463ndash480
Curini Galletti M (1982a) Note ai Trochidae VI Jujubinus Baudoni H Martin in Monterosato 1891 Atti della Societagrave
Toscana di Scienze Naturali Memorie Serie B 89 75ndash85
Curini Galletti M (1982b) Note ai Trochidae VII Jujubinus elenchoides (Monts In Issel 1878) Bollettino Malacologico 18
(9ndash12) 217ndash224
Curini Galletti M (1982c) Note ai Trochidae IX Jujubinus ruscurianus (Weinkauff 1868) Bollettino Malacologico 18
(7ndash8) 145ndash150
Evans J Borg JA amp Schembri PJ (2011) Distribution habitat preferences and behaviour of the critically endangered
Maltese top-shell Gibbula nivosa (Gastropoda Trochidae) Marine Biology 158 603ndash611
httpdxdoiorg101007s00227-010-1584-4
Ghisotti F amp Melone G (1975) Catalogo illustrato delle conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo 5 Conchiglie 11 (11ndash12)
163ndash191
Giacobbe S Laria G amp Spanograve N (2007) Hard bottom assemblages in the strait of Messina distribution of Errina aspera L
Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press middot 589NEW JUJUBINUS SPECIES FROM SICILY
(Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) Rapport Commission International Mer Meacutediterraneacutee 38 485
Gofas S (1991) Un nouveau Jujubinus dAngola Apex 6 (1) 21ndash24
Gofas S amp Le Renard J (2013) CLEMAM Check List of European Marine Mollusca Available from http
wwwsomaliassofrclemamindexclemamhtml (accessed 9 November 2013)
Gofas S Moreno D amp Salas C (2011) Moluscos Marinos de Andalucia I Universidad de Malaga Servicio de Publicaciones
e Intercambio Cientifico Malaga 342 pp
Locard A (1903) Coquilles des mers dEurope ldquoTurbinidaerdquo Lyon Impr de A Rey 66 pp
Mariottini P Di Giulio A Appolloni M amp Smriglio C (2013) Phenotypic diversity taxonomic remarks and updated
distribution of the Mediterranean Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato1891) (Gastropoda Trochidae) Biodiversity Journal 4
(2) 343ndash354
Monterosato T Di M (1884a) Conchiglie littorali mediterranee Naturalista Siciliano Palermo 3 (4) 102ndash111
Monterosato T Di M (1884b) Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee Palermo Stabilimento
Tipografico Virzi 152 pp
Nordsieck F (1973) The genus Jujubinus Monterosato 1884 in Europa La Conchiglia 4 (50) 6ndash7 10ndash12
Rolaacuten E amp Swinnen F (2009) Two new species of the genus Jujubinus (Mollusca Trochidae) from the Canary Archipelago
Gloria Maris 48 (1) 1ndash9
Rolaacuten E amp Templado J (2001) New species of Trochidae (Mollusca Gastropoda) from the Cape Verde Archipelago Iberus
19 (2) 41ndash55
Salvati E Angiolillo M Bo M Bavestrello G Giusti M Cardinali A Puce S Spaggiari C Greco S amp Canese S
(2010) The population of Errina aspera (Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) of the Messina Strait (Mediterranean Sea) Journal of
Marine Biology Association UK 971331ndash1336
httpdxdoiorg101017s0025315410000950
Spanu MT (2011) Prima segnalazione di Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato 1891 ex H Martin ms) (Gastropoda Trochidae)
per la Sardegna e le acque italiane Bollettino Malacologico 47 (2) 135ndash137
Weinkauff HC (1867ndash1868) Die Conchylien des Mittelmeeres ihre geographische und geologisches Verbreitung Vol amp 2
T Fischer Cassel pp 307 (1867) amp pp 512 (1868)
WoRMS Editorial Board (2013) World Register of Marine Species Available from httpwwwmarinespeciesorg (accessed 9
November 2013)
SMRIGLIO ET AL590 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
generally the upper one more pronounced resulting in parallel cordlets Suture distinct Teleoconch surface
covered by faint prosocline growth striae Base convex with 9ndash11 concentric fine incised spiral lines irregularly
spaced and crossed by numerous growth striae Umbilicus closed also in juveniles covered with a white callus
Aperture quadrangular with a columellar callus thickened in the middle portion Interior of the aperture iridescent
whitish Colour of protoconch and early teleoconch whorls bright red remaining whorls and base red-brownish
with axial opisthocline brown-reddish narrow bands Three to five narrow yellowish-orange spiral bands covering
the teleoconch Yellowish-orange bands increasing in number (5ndash6) on the teleoconch base and alternate with 4ndash5
red-brownish concentric spiral bands resulting in a red spotted pattern
FIGURE 3 1ndash5 Jujubinus eleonorae n sp Holotype (MNHN 25883) 6ndash10 J trilloi n sp Holotype (MNHN 25882) 11ndash15
J curinii Ex 1 (CS-PM_Jcu001)
Type material Ninety shells including juvenile stages and subadults from the type locality Holotype MNHN
25882 paratype 1 MZB 49669 paratype 2 MCZR 00226 paratypes 3ndash54 CS-PM paratypes 55ndash59 MO
paratypes 60ndash89 PT
Etymology The species name is after Piergiorgio Trillograve friend and SCUBA diver who provided the marine
sediment in which the new species was found
Locus typicus Talbot Bank (37deg30rsquo00rdquoN 11deg40rsquo00rdquoE) infralittoral bottom at a depth of 25 m Sicily
Channel Mediterranean Sea
Distribution Only known from the type locality
Discussion
Jujubinus curinii (Figs 113ndash118) differs from all other Atlantic and Mediterranean Jujubinus species by showing
a teleoconch sculpture with flat spiral cords each consisting of two paired cordlets and by lacking the typical
prosocline lamellae present in the spiral furrows between cords occurring in all other Jujubinus species so far
Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press middot 587NEW JUJUBINUS SPECIES FROM SICILY
described SEM analysis has confirmed the lack of prosocline lamellae in J curinii and revealed that the flat spiral
cords described in the original description are formed by up to eight spiral lines and not all the cords are
subdivided in two cordlets (Figs 29ndash212 311ndash315) Furthermore at high magnification the whole teleoconch
appears to be densely microsculptured by fine prosocline growth striae including the basal cord The two new taxa
described in this work belong to the J curinii complex and they share the same diagnostic features related to the
presence of flat spiral cords and lack of prosocline lamellae
Both J eleonorae n sp and J trilloi n sp though similar to J curinii are clearly distinct taxa Jujubinus
eleonorae n sp (Figs 11ndash16 21ndash24 31ndash35) differs from J curinii (Figs 113ndash118 29ndash212 311ndash315) by
having (a) stouter shell (b) distinct ratchet spiral ornament ie spiral are asymmetric steeply sloping adapically
and shallowly sloping abapically (absent in J curinii) (c) basal cord bigger and more distinct (d) different shell
colour Jujubinus trilloi n sp (Figs 17ndash112 25ndash28 36ndash310) differs from J curinii by having (a) larger shell
(b) teleoconch shape less turriculated (c) larger base (d) basal cord wider and more pronounced (e) fewer but
larger spiral cords (f) different shell colour with distinct axial opisthocline brown-reddish narrow bands Jujubinus
eleonorae n sp differs from J trilloi n sp by having (a) stouter shell (b) spiral cords distinctly stepped (c) basal
cord stronger and more marked (d) different shell colour with yellowish-orange bands
To summarize J trilloi is closer to J curinii than J eleonorae because they share a similar shell outline
sculpture and background colour Interestingly the distribution of both new taxa seems to be limited to the Sicily
Channel in particular to two peculiar marine spots J eleonorae n sp from the Skerki Bank and J trilloi n sp
from the Talbot Bank Apparently there is no geographical overlapping between these two new taxa For this
reason and due to differences in shell morphology we consider them as distinct endemic species (Fig 4)
Unfortunately these new records lack any information regarding the accompanying benthic community We
conservatively consider the new species as infralittoral without speculating upon their precise positions within this
zone (upper or lower) The two new species differ from J ruscurianus (Weinkauff 1868) which is distributed in
the western Mediterranean Sea (Spain Africa) and in the eastern Atlantic (Portugal Canary Islands) (Locard
1903 Gofas et al 2011) This species differs in several shell characters mainly in teleoconch sculpture and it
clearly belongs to the Jujubinus group with fine prosocline lamellae between spiral lamellae a diagnostic feature
re-described by Cretella (1992ndash1993 vol 266 p 49) We also had the opportunity to examine J ruscurianus type
material stored at the Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma (Rome Italy) confirming the differences between J
ruscurianus and the two new species described herein
FIGURE 4 Mediterranean distribution of Jujubinus eleonorae n sp (square Skerki Bank) J trilloi n sp (triangle Talbot
Bank) and J curinii (circle Scilla)
SMRIGLIO ET AL588 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
Jujubinus catenatus Ardovini 2006 described from the Sicily Channel differs from the new taxa described
herein by the shell shape (more elongated in J catenatus) and its sculpture showing the typical prosocline lamellae
between the spiral cords (absent in the J curinii species complex) Furthermore J catenatus is a a circalittoral
species being collected at a depth of 45ndash70 m but no coordinates of the locus typicus were reported (Ardovini
2006) Similar to the Strait of Messina from where the endemic J curinii has been described (Bogi amp Campani
2005) the Sicily Channel represents a Mediterranean location of high diversity for the genus Jujubinus The
occurrence of three endemic Jujubinus species in such a restricted geographical area could be explained by specific
preferences to particular habitats exclusive to this area possibly combined to limited larval dispersal capabilities
Jujubinus from the Sicily Channel is not an isolated case of gastropod endemism in the Mediterranean Sea For
example the trochid Gibbula nivosa Adams 1851 is endemic near Malta Island (Evans et al 2011) and probably
has restricted larval dispersal
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge Piergiorgio Trillograve (Rome Italy) and Eleonora De Sabata (Rome Italy) who
collected the marine sediment samples from Talbot and Skerki Banks respectively that allowed the description of
the new taxa We are indebted to Filippo La Ciura Vicuna (Syracuse Italy) Commander of the boat Merak for
cooperation and technical support during the diving on the Talbot and Skerki Banks We would like to express our
gratitude to Massimo Appolloni (Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma Rome Italy) for the examination of the
Jujubinus material kept in the Monterosato collection Sincere acknowledgments are due to Marco Oliverio
(University ldquoLa Sapienzardquo Rome Italy) for his critical suggestions We would like to thank the reviewers for their
helpful comments and the resulting improvements in the paper We thank Richard C Brusca (University of
Arizona Tucson AZ USA) for improving the English
References
Adams A (1851) Contributions towards a monograph of the Trochidae a family of gastropodous Mollusca Proceedings of the
Zoological Society of London 14 150ndash192
httpdxdoiorg101111j1096-36421851tb01153x
Ardovini R (2006) Jujubinus catenatus sp n (Gastropoda Trochidae) del Canale di Sicilia Malacologia - Mostra mondiale
(Cupra Marittima) 52 6ndash7
Avila SP Borges JP amp Frias Martins AM de (2011) The littoral Trochidea of the Azores Journal of Conchology 40 (4)
408ndash427
Bianchi CN (2004) Proposta di suddivisione dei mari italiani in settori biogeografici Notiziario SIBM 46 57ndash59
Bo M Bavestrello G Canese S Giusti M Salvati E Angiolillo M amp Greco S (2009) Characteristics of a black coral
meadow in the twilight zone of the central Mediterranean Sea Marine Ecology Progress Series 397 53ndash61
httpdxdoiorg103354meps08185
Bogi C amp Campani E (2005) Jujubinus curinii n sp una nuova specie di Trochidae per le coste della Sicilia Bollettino
Malacologico 41 (9ndash12) 99ndash101
Cretella M (1992ndash1993) Rassegna delle specie viventi del genere Jujubinus Monterosato 1884 (Gastropoda Trochidae)
(Parts IndashIV) La Conchiglia 264 (1992) 265 (1992) 266 (1993) 266 (1993) 14ndash23 amp 16ndash20 amp 45ndash50 amp 40ndash46
Curini Galletti M amp Palazzi S (1980) Note ai Trochidae II Riscoperta di Trochus ruscurianus Weinkauff 1868 Atti della
Societagrave Toscana di Scienze Naturali Memorie 87 463ndash480
Curini Galletti M (1982a) Note ai Trochidae VI Jujubinus Baudoni H Martin in Monterosato 1891 Atti della Societagrave
Toscana di Scienze Naturali Memorie Serie B 89 75ndash85
Curini Galletti M (1982b) Note ai Trochidae VII Jujubinus elenchoides (Monts In Issel 1878) Bollettino Malacologico 18
(9ndash12) 217ndash224
Curini Galletti M (1982c) Note ai Trochidae IX Jujubinus ruscurianus (Weinkauff 1868) Bollettino Malacologico 18
(7ndash8) 145ndash150
Evans J Borg JA amp Schembri PJ (2011) Distribution habitat preferences and behaviour of the critically endangered
Maltese top-shell Gibbula nivosa (Gastropoda Trochidae) Marine Biology 158 603ndash611
httpdxdoiorg101007s00227-010-1584-4
Ghisotti F amp Melone G (1975) Catalogo illustrato delle conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo 5 Conchiglie 11 (11ndash12)
163ndash191
Giacobbe S Laria G amp Spanograve N (2007) Hard bottom assemblages in the strait of Messina distribution of Errina aspera L
Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press middot 589NEW JUJUBINUS SPECIES FROM SICILY
(Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) Rapport Commission International Mer Meacutediterraneacutee 38 485
Gofas S (1991) Un nouveau Jujubinus dAngola Apex 6 (1) 21ndash24
Gofas S amp Le Renard J (2013) CLEMAM Check List of European Marine Mollusca Available from http
wwwsomaliassofrclemamindexclemamhtml (accessed 9 November 2013)
Gofas S Moreno D amp Salas C (2011) Moluscos Marinos de Andalucia I Universidad de Malaga Servicio de Publicaciones
e Intercambio Cientifico Malaga 342 pp
Locard A (1903) Coquilles des mers dEurope ldquoTurbinidaerdquo Lyon Impr de A Rey 66 pp
Mariottini P Di Giulio A Appolloni M amp Smriglio C (2013) Phenotypic diversity taxonomic remarks and updated
distribution of the Mediterranean Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato1891) (Gastropoda Trochidae) Biodiversity Journal 4
(2) 343ndash354
Monterosato T Di M (1884a) Conchiglie littorali mediterranee Naturalista Siciliano Palermo 3 (4) 102ndash111
Monterosato T Di M (1884b) Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee Palermo Stabilimento
Tipografico Virzi 152 pp
Nordsieck F (1973) The genus Jujubinus Monterosato 1884 in Europa La Conchiglia 4 (50) 6ndash7 10ndash12
Rolaacuten E amp Swinnen F (2009) Two new species of the genus Jujubinus (Mollusca Trochidae) from the Canary Archipelago
Gloria Maris 48 (1) 1ndash9
Rolaacuten E amp Templado J (2001) New species of Trochidae (Mollusca Gastropoda) from the Cape Verde Archipelago Iberus
19 (2) 41ndash55
Salvati E Angiolillo M Bo M Bavestrello G Giusti M Cardinali A Puce S Spaggiari C Greco S amp Canese S
(2010) The population of Errina aspera (Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) of the Messina Strait (Mediterranean Sea) Journal of
Marine Biology Association UK 971331ndash1336
httpdxdoiorg101017s0025315410000950
Spanu MT (2011) Prima segnalazione di Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato 1891 ex H Martin ms) (Gastropoda Trochidae)
per la Sardegna e le acque italiane Bollettino Malacologico 47 (2) 135ndash137
Weinkauff HC (1867ndash1868) Die Conchylien des Mittelmeeres ihre geographische und geologisches Verbreitung Vol amp 2
T Fischer Cassel pp 307 (1867) amp pp 512 (1868)
WoRMS Editorial Board (2013) World Register of Marine Species Available from httpwwwmarinespeciesorg (accessed 9
November 2013)
SMRIGLIO ET AL590 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
described SEM analysis has confirmed the lack of prosocline lamellae in J curinii and revealed that the flat spiral
cords described in the original description are formed by up to eight spiral lines and not all the cords are
subdivided in two cordlets (Figs 29ndash212 311ndash315) Furthermore at high magnification the whole teleoconch
appears to be densely microsculptured by fine prosocline growth striae including the basal cord The two new taxa
described in this work belong to the J curinii complex and they share the same diagnostic features related to the
presence of flat spiral cords and lack of prosocline lamellae
Both J eleonorae n sp and J trilloi n sp though similar to J curinii are clearly distinct taxa Jujubinus
eleonorae n sp (Figs 11ndash16 21ndash24 31ndash35) differs from J curinii (Figs 113ndash118 29ndash212 311ndash315) by
having (a) stouter shell (b) distinct ratchet spiral ornament ie spiral are asymmetric steeply sloping adapically
and shallowly sloping abapically (absent in J curinii) (c) basal cord bigger and more distinct (d) different shell
colour Jujubinus trilloi n sp (Figs 17ndash112 25ndash28 36ndash310) differs from J curinii by having (a) larger shell
(b) teleoconch shape less turriculated (c) larger base (d) basal cord wider and more pronounced (e) fewer but
larger spiral cords (f) different shell colour with distinct axial opisthocline brown-reddish narrow bands Jujubinus
eleonorae n sp differs from J trilloi n sp by having (a) stouter shell (b) spiral cords distinctly stepped (c) basal
cord stronger and more marked (d) different shell colour with yellowish-orange bands
To summarize J trilloi is closer to J curinii than J eleonorae because they share a similar shell outline
sculpture and background colour Interestingly the distribution of both new taxa seems to be limited to the Sicily
Channel in particular to two peculiar marine spots J eleonorae n sp from the Skerki Bank and J trilloi n sp
from the Talbot Bank Apparently there is no geographical overlapping between these two new taxa For this
reason and due to differences in shell morphology we consider them as distinct endemic species (Fig 4)
Unfortunately these new records lack any information regarding the accompanying benthic community We
conservatively consider the new species as infralittoral without speculating upon their precise positions within this
zone (upper or lower) The two new species differ from J ruscurianus (Weinkauff 1868) which is distributed in
the western Mediterranean Sea (Spain Africa) and in the eastern Atlantic (Portugal Canary Islands) (Locard
1903 Gofas et al 2011) This species differs in several shell characters mainly in teleoconch sculpture and it
clearly belongs to the Jujubinus group with fine prosocline lamellae between spiral lamellae a diagnostic feature
re-described by Cretella (1992ndash1993 vol 266 p 49) We also had the opportunity to examine J ruscurianus type
material stored at the Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma (Rome Italy) confirming the differences between J
ruscurianus and the two new species described herein
FIGURE 4 Mediterranean distribution of Jujubinus eleonorae n sp (square Skerki Bank) J trilloi n sp (triangle Talbot
Bank) and J curinii (circle Scilla)
SMRIGLIO ET AL588 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
Jujubinus catenatus Ardovini 2006 described from the Sicily Channel differs from the new taxa described
herein by the shell shape (more elongated in J catenatus) and its sculpture showing the typical prosocline lamellae
between the spiral cords (absent in the J curinii species complex) Furthermore J catenatus is a a circalittoral
species being collected at a depth of 45ndash70 m but no coordinates of the locus typicus were reported (Ardovini
2006) Similar to the Strait of Messina from where the endemic J curinii has been described (Bogi amp Campani
2005) the Sicily Channel represents a Mediterranean location of high diversity for the genus Jujubinus The
occurrence of three endemic Jujubinus species in such a restricted geographical area could be explained by specific
preferences to particular habitats exclusive to this area possibly combined to limited larval dispersal capabilities
Jujubinus from the Sicily Channel is not an isolated case of gastropod endemism in the Mediterranean Sea For
example the trochid Gibbula nivosa Adams 1851 is endemic near Malta Island (Evans et al 2011) and probably
has restricted larval dispersal
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge Piergiorgio Trillograve (Rome Italy) and Eleonora De Sabata (Rome Italy) who
collected the marine sediment samples from Talbot and Skerki Banks respectively that allowed the description of
the new taxa We are indebted to Filippo La Ciura Vicuna (Syracuse Italy) Commander of the boat Merak for
cooperation and technical support during the diving on the Talbot and Skerki Banks We would like to express our
gratitude to Massimo Appolloni (Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma Rome Italy) for the examination of the
Jujubinus material kept in the Monterosato collection Sincere acknowledgments are due to Marco Oliverio
(University ldquoLa Sapienzardquo Rome Italy) for his critical suggestions We would like to thank the reviewers for their
helpful comments and the resulting improvements in the paper We thank Richard C Brusca (University of
Arizona Tucson AZ USA) for improving the English
References
Adams A (1851) Contributions towards a monograph of the Trochidae a family of gastropodous Mollusca Proceedings of the
Zoological Society of London 14 150ndash192
httpdxdoiorg101111j1096-36421851tb01153x
Ardovini R (2006) Jujubinus catenatus sp n (Gastropoda Trochidae) del Canale di Sicilia Malacologia - Mostra mondiale
(Cupra Marittima) 52 6ndash7
Avila SP Borges JP amp Frias Martins AM de (2011) The littoral Trochidea of the Azores Journal of Conchology 40 (4)
408ndash427
Bianchi CN (2004) Proposta di suddivisione dei mari italiani in settori biogeografici Notiziario SIBM 46 57ndash59
Bo M Bavestrello G Canese S Giusti M Salvati E Angiolillo M amp Greco S (2009) Characteristics of a black coral
meadow in the twilight zone of the central Mediterranean Sea Marine Ecology Progress Series 397 53ndash61
httpdxdoiorg103354meps08185
Bogi C amp Campani E (2005) Jujubinus curinii n sp una nuova specie di Trochidae per le coste della Sicilia Bollettino
Malacologico 41 (9ndash12) 99ndash101
Cretella M (1992ndash1993) Rassegna delle specie viventi del genere Jujubinus Monterosato 1884 (Gastropoda Trochidae)
(Parts IndashIV) La Conchiglia 264 (1992) 265 (1992) 266 (1993) 266 (1993) 14ndash23 amp 16ndash20 amp 45ndash50 amp 40ndash46
Curini Galletti M amp Palazzi S (1980) Note ai Trochidae II Riscoperta di Trochus ruscurianus Weinkauff 1868 Atti della
Societagrave Toscana di Scienze Naturali Memorie 87 463ndash480
Curini Galletti M (1982a) Note ai Trochidae VI Jujubinus Baudoni H Martin in Monterosato 1891 Atti della Societagrave
Toscana di Scienze Naturali Memorie Serie B 89 75ndash85
Curini Galletti M (1982b) Note ai Trochidae VII Jujubinus elenchoides (Monts In Issel 1878) Bollettino Malacologico 18
(9ndash12) 217ndash224
Curini Galletti M (1982c) Note ai Trochidae IX Jujubinus ruscurianus (Weinkauff 1868) Bollettino Malacologico 18
(7ndash8) 145ndash150
Evans J Borg JA amp Schembri PJ (2011) Distribution habitat preferences and behaviour of the critically endangered
Maltese top-shell Gibbula nivosa (Gastropoda Trochidae) Marine Biology 158 603ndash611
httpdxdoiorg101007s00227-010-1584-4
Ghisotti F amp Melone G (1975) Catalogo illustrato delle conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo 5 Conchiglie 11 (11ndash12)
163ndash191
Giacobbe S Laria G amp Spanograve N (2007) Hard bottom assemblages in the strait of Messina distribution of Errina aspera L
Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press middot 589NEW JUJUBINUS SPECIES FROM SICILY
(Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) Rapport Commission International Mer Meacutediterraneacutee 38 485
Gofas S (1991) Un nouveau Jujubinus dAngola Apex 6 (1) 21ndash24
Gofas S amp Le Renard J (2013) CLEMAM Check List of European Marine Mollusca Available from http
wwwsomaliassofrclemamindexclemamhtml (accessed 9 November 2013)
Gofas S Moreno D amp Salas C (2011) Moluscos Marinos de Andalucia I Universidad de Malaga Servicio de Publicaciones
e Intercambio Cientifico Malaga 342 pp
Locard A (1903) Coquilles des mers dEurope ldquoTurbinidaerdquo Lyon Impr de A Rey 66 pp
Mariottini P Di Giulio A Appolloni M amp Smriglio C (2013) Phenotypic diversity taxonomic remarks and updated
distribution of the Mediterranean Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato1891) (Gastropoda Trochidae) Biodiversity Journal 4
(2) 343ndash354
Monterosato T Di M (1884a) Conchiglie littorali mediterranee Naturalista Siciliano Palermo 3 (4) 102ndash111
Monterosato T Di M (1884b) Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee Palermo Stabilimento
Tipografico Virzi 152 pp
Nordsieck F (1973) The genus Jujubinus Monterosato 1884 in Europa La Conchiglia 4 (50) 6ndash7 10ndash12
Rolaacuten E amp Swinnen F (2009) Two new species of the genus Jujubinus (Mollusca Trochidae) from the Canary Archipelago
Gloria Maris 48 (1) 1ndash9
Rolaacuten E amp Templado J (2001) New species of Trochidae (Mollusca Gastropoda) from the Cape Verde Archipelago Iberus
19 (2) 41ndash55
Salvati E Angiolillo M Bo M Bavestrello G Giusti M Cardinali A Puce S Spaggiari C Greco S amp Canese S
(2010) The population of Errina aspera (Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) of the Messina Strait (Mediterranean Sea) Journal of
Marine Biology Association UK 971331ndash1336
httpdxdoiorg101017s0025315410000950
Spanu MT (2011) Prima segnalazione di Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato 1891 ex H Martin ms) (Gastropoda Trochidae)
per la Sardegna e le acque italiane Bollettino Malacologico 47 (2) 135ndash137
Weinkauff HC (1867ndash1868) Die Conchylien des Mittelmeeres ihre geographische und geologisches Verbreitung Vol amp 2
T Fischer Cassel pp 307 (1867) amp pp 512 (1868)
WoRMS Editorial Board (2013) World Register of Marine Species Available from httpwwwmarinespeciesorg (accessed 9
November 2013)
SMRIGLIO ET AL590 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
Jujubinus catenatus Ardovini 2006 described from the Sicily Channel differs from the new taxa described
herein by the shell shape (more elongated in J catenatus) and its sculpture showing the typical prosocline lamellae
between the spiral cords (absent in the J curinii species complex) Furthermore J catenatus is a a circalittoral
species being collected at a depth of 45ndash70 m but no coordinates of the locus typicus were reported (Ardovini
2006) Similar to the Strait of Messina from where the endemic J curinii has been described (Bogi amp Campani
2005) the Sicily Channel represents a Mediterranean location of high diversity for the genus Jujubinus The
occurrence of three endemic Jujubinus species in such a restricted geographical area could be explained by specific
preferences to particular habitats exclusive to this area possibly combined to limited larval dispersal capabilities
Jujubinus from the Sicily Channel is not an isolated case of gastropod endemism in the Mediterranean Sea For
example the trochid Gibbula nivosa Adams 1851 is endemic near Malta Island (Evans et al 2011) and probably
has restricted larval dispersal
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge Piergiorgio Trillograve (Rome Italy) and Eleonora De Sabata (Rome Italy) who
collected the marine sediment samples from Talbot and Skerki Banks respectively that allowed the description of
the new taxa We are indebted to Filippo La Ciura Vicuna (Syracuse Italy) Commander of the boat Merak for
cooperation and technical support during the diving on the Talbot and Skerki Banks We would like to express our
gratitude to Massimo Appolloni (Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma Rome Italy) for the examination of the
Jujubinus material kept in the Monterosato collection Sincere acknowledgments are due to Marco Oliverio
(University ldquoLa Sapienzardquo Rome Italy) for his critical suggestions We would like to thank the reviewers for their
helpful comments and the resulting improvements in the paper We thank Richard C Brusca (University of
Arizona Tucson AZ USA) for improving the English
References
Adams A (1851) Contributions towards a monograph of the Trochidae a family of gastropodous Mollusca Proceedings of the
Zoological Society of London 14 150ndash192
httpdxdoiorg101111j1096-36421851tb01153x
Ardovini R (2006) Jujubinus catenatus sp n (Gastropoda Trochidae) del Canale di Sicilia Malacologia - Mostra mondiale
(Cupra Marittima) 52 6ndash7
Avila SP Borges JP amp Frias Martins AM de (2011) The littoral Trochidea of the Azores Journal of Conchology 40 (4)
408ndash427
Bianchi CN (2004) Proposta di suddivisione dei mari italiani in settori biogeografici Notiziario SIBM 46 57ndash59
Bo M Bavestrello G Canese S Giusti M Salvati E Angiolillo M amp Greco S (2009) Characteristics of a black coral
meadow in the twilight zone of the central Mediterranean Sea Marine Ecology Progress Series 397 53ndash61
httpdxdoiorg103354meps08185
Bogi C amp Campani E (2005) Jujubinus curinii n sp una nuova specie di Trochidae per le coste della Sicilia Bollettino
Malacologico 41 (9ndash12) 99ndash101
Cretella M (1992ndash1993) Rassegna delle specie viventi del genere Jujubinus Monterosato 1884 (Gastropoda Trochidae)
(Parts IndashIV) La Conchiglia 264 (1992) 265 (1992) 266 (1993) 266 (1993) 14ndash23 amp 16ndash20 amp 45ndash50 amp 40ndash46
Curini Galletti M amp Palazzi S (1980) Note ai Trochidae II Riscoperta di Trochus ruscurianus Weinkauff 1868 Atti della
Societagrave Toscana di Scienze Naturali Memorie 87 463ndash480
Curini Galletti M (1982a) Note ai Trochidae VI Jujubinus Baudoni H Martin in Monterosato 1891 Atti della Societagrave
Toscana di Scienze Naturali Memorie Serie B 89 75ndash85
Curini Galletti M (1982b) Note ai Trochidae VII Jujubinus elenchoides (Monts In Issel 1878) Bollettino Malacologico 18
(9ndash12) 217ndash224
Curini Galletti M (1982c) Note ai Trochidae IX Jujubinus ruscurianus (Weinkauff 1868) Bollettino Malacologico 18
(7ndash8) 145ndash150
Evans J Borg JA amp Schembri PJ (2011) Distribution habitat preferences and behaviour of the critically endangered
Maltese top-shell Gibbula nivosa (Gastropoda Trochidae) Marine Biology 158 603ndash611
httpdxdoiorg101007s00227-010-1584-4
Ghisotti F amp Melone G (1975) Catalogo illustrato delle conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo 5 Conchiglie 11 (11ndash12)
163ndash191
Giacobbe S Laria G amp Spanograve N (2007) Hard bottom assemblages in the strait of Messina distribution of Errina aspera L
Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press middot 589NEW JUJUBINUS SPECIES FROM SICILY
(Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) Rapport Commission International Mer Meacutediterraneacutee 38 485
Gofas S (1991) Un nouveau Jujubinus dAngola Apex 6 (1) 21ndash24
Gofas S amp Le Renard J (2013) CLEMAM Check List of European Marine Mollusca Available from http
wwwsomaliassofrclemamindexclemamhtml (accessed 9 November 2013)
Gofas S Moreno D amp Salas C (2011) Moluscos Marinos de Andalucia I Universidad de Malaga Servicio de Publicaciones
e Intercambio Cientifico Malaga 342 pp
Locard A (1903) Coquilles des mers dEurope ldquoTurbinidaerdquo Lyon Impr de A Rey 66 pp
Mariottini P Di Giulio A Appolloni M amp Smriglio C (2013) Phenotypic diversity taxonomic remarks and updated
distribution of the Mediterranean Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato1891) (Gastropoda Trochidae) Biodiversity Journal 4
(2) 343ndash354
Monterosato T Di M (1884a) Conchiglie littorali mediterranee Naturalista Siciliano Palermo 3 (4) 102ndash111
Monterosato T Di M (1884b) Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee Palermo Stabilimento
Tipografico Virzi 152 pp
Nordsieck F (1973) The genus Jujubinus Monterosato 1884 in Europa La Conchiglia 4 (50) 6ndash7 10ndash12
Rolaacuten E amp Swinnen F (2009) Two new species of the genus Jujubinus (Mollusca Trochidae) from the Canary Archipelago
Gloria Maris 48 (1) 1ndash9
Rolaacuten E amp Templado J (2001) New species of Trochidae (Mollusca Gastropoda) from the Cape Verde Archipelago Iberus
19 (2) 41ndash55
Salvati E Angiolillo M Bo M Bavestrello G Giusti M Cardinali A Puce S Spaggiari C Greco S amp Canese S
(2010) The population of Errina aspera (Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) of the Messina Strait (Mediterranean Sea) Journal of
Marine Biology Association UK 971331ndash1336
httpdxdoiorg101017s0025315410000950
Spanu MT (2011) Prima segnalazione di Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato 1891 ex H Martin ms) (Gastropoda Trochidae)
per la Sardegna e le acque italiane Bollettino Malacologico 47 (2) 135ndash137
Weinkauff HC (1867ndash1868) Die Conchylien des Mittelmeeres ihre geographische und geologisches Verbreitung Vol amp 2
T Fischer Cassel pp 307 (1867) amp pp 512 (1868)
WoRMS Editorial Board (2013) World Register of Marine Species Available from httpwwwmarinespeciesorg (accessed 9
November 2013)
SMRIGLIO ET AL590 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
(Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) Rapport Commission International Mer Meacutediterraneacutee 38 485
Gofas S (1991) Un nouveau Jujubinus dAngola Apex 6 (1) 21ndash24
Gofas S amp Le Renard J (2013) CLEMAM Check List of European Marine Mollusca Available from http
wwwsomaliassofrclemamindexclemamhtml (accessed 9 November 2013)
Gofas S Moreno D amp Salas C (2011) Moluscos Marinos de Andalucia I Universidad de Malaga Servicio de Publicaciones
e Intercambio Cientifico Malaga 342 pp
Locard A (1903) Coquilles des mers dEurope ldquoTurbinidaerdquo Lyon Impr de A Rey 66 pp
Mariottini P Di Giulio A Appolloni M amp Smriglio C (2013) Phenotypic diversity taxonomic remarks and updated
distribution of the Mediterranean Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato1891) (Gastropoda Trochidae) Biodiversity Journal 4
(2) 343ndash354
Monterosato T Di M (1884a) Conchiglie littorali mediterranee Naturalista Siciliano Palermo 3 (4) 102ndash111
Monterosato T Di M (1884b) Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee Palermo Stabilimento
Tipografico Virzi 152 pp
Nordsieck F (1973) The genus Jujubinus Monterosato 1884 in Europa La Conchiglia 4 (50) 6ndash7 10ndash12
Rolaacuten E amp Swinnen F (2009) Two new species of the genus Jujubinus (Mollusca Trochidae) from the Canary Archipelago
Gloria Maris 48 (1) 1ndash9
Rolaacuten E amp Templado J (2001) New species of Trochidae (Mollusca Gastropoda) from the Cape Verde Archipelago Iberus
19 (2) 41ndash55
Salvati E Angiolillo M Bo M Bavestrello G Giusti M Cardinali A Puce S Spaggiari C Greco S amp Canese S
(2010) The population of Errina aspera (Hydrozoa Stylasteridae) of the Messina Strait (Mediterranean Sea) Journal of
Marine Biology Association UK 971331ndash1336
httpdxdoiorg101017s0025315410000950
Spanu MT (2011) Prima segnalazione di Jujubinus baudoni (Monterosato 1891 ex H Martin ms) (Gastropoda Trochidae)
per la Sardegna e le acque italiane Bollettino Malacologico 47 (2) 135ndash137
Weinkauff HC (1867ndash1868) Die Conchylien des Mittelmeeres ihre geographische und geologisches Verbreitung Vol amp 2
T Fischer Cassel pp 307 (1867) amp pp 512 (1868)
WoRMS Editorial Board (2013) World Register of Marine Species Available from httpwwwmarinespeciesorg (accessed 9
November 2013)
SMRIGLIO ET AL590 middot Zootaxa 3815 (4) copy 2014 Magnolia Press
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