Conservatore delle sezioni di Scienze Naturali del Museo Civico "Federico Eusebio" di Alba (CN). [Curator natural science sections of the Museo Civico "Federico Eusebio" of Alba (Piedmont, Italy)].
The data relating to the Coleoptera belonging to the families Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae (limited... more The data relating to the Coleoptera belonging to the families Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae (limited to the subfamilies Melolonthinae, Rutelinae, Dynastinae and Cetoniinae) currently preserved in the general entomological collection of the Civic Museum "F. Eusebio" of Alba (province of Cuneo, Piedmont) are analysed and listed. The specimens come from collected carried out, from the early 1960s until 2015, in the geographical area of southwestern Piedmont, more isolated finds also come from the Alessandria area, the Ligurian Apennines, the Lombardia region and southern Italy. For each species, data on biology and phenological observations are provided in reference to the sampling date of the cited specimens.
Identifying areas susceptible to invasion by an alien species is a strategy of prevention. We use... more Identifying areas susceptible to invasion by an alien species is a strategy of prevention. We used national herbaria and global databases to assess the invasion trends of the two aquatic invasive species Ludwigia hexapetala and Ludwigia peploidessubsp. montevidensis in Italy. We defined the invasion status with invasions curves and predicted potentially suitable areas with Species Distribution Models based on WorldClim variables and the human footprint index. Low seasonal variation in temperature and precipitation, temperature ≥ 20 °C in the warmest, driest and wettest periods of the year and precipitation in the coldest period are the bioclimatic factors that most account for the potential distribution of the two species. The human footprint has lower relative importance than bioclimatic variables. All Italian peninsula appears as a suitable bioclimatic environment for the invasion of the two Ludwigia species, except the Alps and the highest peaks in the Apennine. Based on the curr...
We analysed the invasion history of two North American macrophytes (Elodea canadensis and E. nutt... more We analysed the invasion history of two North American macrophytes (Elodea canadensis and E. nuttallii) in Italy, through an accurate census of all available herbarium and field records, dating between 1850 and 2019, and a rich literature collection describing the initial introduction and naturalisation phase that supports the results obtained by the occurrence records. Elodea canadensis arrived in Italy before 1866 and had two invasion phases, between the 1890s and 1920s and between the 1990s and 2000s; E. nuttallii, probably arrived in the 1970s, started invading in 2000 and the invasion is still ongoing. Botanical gardens and fish farming played a crucial role in dispersal and naturalisation of both species. The current invasion range of both species is centred in northern Italy, with scattered occurrences of E. canadensis in central and southern regions. River Po represents a dispersal barrier to the Mediterranean region and a strategic monitoring site to prevent the invasion in...
Natural history museums are irreplaceable tools to study and preserve the biological diversity ar... more Natural history museums are irreplaceable tools to study and preserve the biological diversity around the globe and among the primary actors in the recognition of species and the logical repositories for their type specimens. In this paper we surveyed the consistency of the preserved specimens of amphibians and reptiles housed in the major Italian scientific collections, and verified the presence of threatened species according to the IUCN Red List, including the Extinct (EX), Extinct in the Wild (EW), Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), and Vulnerable (VU) categories. Altogether, we analyzed 39 Italian zoological collections. We confirmed the presence of one extinct reptile (Chioninia coctei) and five extinct or extinct in the wild amphibian species (Atelopus longirostris, Nectophrynoides asperginis, Pseudophilautus leucorhinus, P. nasutus, and P. variabilis). Seven CR amphibians, fourteen CR reptile species and the extinct skink C. coctei are shared by more than one insti...
Abstract In this paper we describe fossil remains of an indeterminate species of the genus Paraca... more Abstract In this paper we describe fossil remains of an indeterminate species of the genus Paracamelus (Artiodactyla, Camelidae) from the Messinian post-evaporitic deposits (5.55–5.40 Ma) of Verduno (Piedmont, NW Italy). Camelins dispersed into Eurasia from North America in the late Miocene and almost instantaneously spread in western Europe and Africa. The size and morphology of the fossils found at Verduno are consistent in with those of Paracamelus, the earliest Old World camelin. Up to now, the only fossil camels recovered in the Neogene of Western Europe have been found at Venta del Moro and Librilla in Spain at 6.2 Ma. The remains from Verduno represent the first evidence of a camelin in the Neogene of Italy and they considerably expand the paleobiogeographic range of the Old World early camelins. The presence of a camelid at Verduno reinforces and confirms the importance of the fossiliferous deposits of NW Italy in defining the complex paleobiogeographic patterns of Europe during the Messinian, at the end of the Messinian salinity crisis.
An exceptionally well preserved skull of Cetacea was found in an outcrop along Tanaro River locat... more An exceptionally well preserved skull of Cetacea was found in an outcrop along Tanaro River located near Piana Biglini (44°41'24.55''N; 7°59'34.97''E; Alba, north-western Italy). This site belongs to Langhe, the southern sector of the Tertiary Piedmont Basin (Italy) and consists of muddy sediments referred to the Sant'Agata Fossili Marls (Tortonian to early Messinian in age). lateral view
During the latest Messinian, significant mammal events occurred in the northern sectors of the pr... more During the latest Messinian, significant mammal events occurred in the northern sectors of the proto-Mediterranean. Both in western and eastern Europe, taxa of African and Asian origin occupied the southernmost areas of the continent in particular during and immediately before the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC: 6.2-5.3 Ma). The Italian record of Messinian non-endemic mammals was hitherto restricted to very few localities, most of which located in central Italy. This permitted only a partial view of the biogeographical relationships that existed between Italy and other regions of Europe. Two uppermost Messinian, vertebrate fossil-bearing localities were recently discovered in the Tertiary Piedmont Basin (TPB), NW Italy: Moncucco Torinese andVerduno. The deposits correlate stratigraphically with the post-evaporitic phase of the MSC and can therefore be dated to between 5.55 and 5.33 Ma. Both sites have yielded rich and diverse faunas, some of which most significant paleobiogeografically. Some are ubiquitous and are reported from both eastern and western sectors of the Mediterranean. These include the murids Paraethomys meini and Apodemus gudrunae, the rhinocerotid Dihoplus, the hipparionin equid Cremohipparion the antilopine bovid Gazella and the machairodontine felid Amphimachairodus. This suggests that latest Turolian faunal communities were quite uniformly distributed throughout southern Europe. In contrast, other taxa suggest a more complex scenario. At Verduno, remains of Paracarnelus indicate that, during the latest Messinian, large camelids were spread to northernmost Mediterranean areas. This datum has significant biogeographical implications, because camelids were previously known only from uppermost Messinian deposits of Spain and were thus thought to enter Europe from northern Africa. The occurrence of Paracamelus in Piedmont suggests its possible arrival from Asia, and, in fact, the taxon is reported from the lower Pontian of eastern Europe. At Moncucco, the colobine monkey Mesopithecus is associated with the papionin cercopithecine Macaca, of African origin. This datum supports the view that the dispersal of macaques into Europe was linked to the MSC, as previously suggested by the roughly contemporaneous occurrence of the genus Macaca in Spain. The small mammal community includes both eastern European immigrants, such as Occitanomys brailloni and Micromys bendai, and western immigrants, as the cricetine Apocricetus. Relationships between the Piedmont area and central Italy are implied by the oiocerin antelope ?Paraoioceros occidentalis, the canid Eucyon monticinensis and the small murid Centralomys benericettii. The onset of the MSC likely made geographical and climate barriers less effective in limiting faunal exchanges. The ensuing widespread distribution of cosmopolitan species may account for the faunal uniformity observed in the peri-Mediterranean area at the end of the Messinian. Owing to its pivotal location in Europe, NW Italy played a crucial paleobiogeographical role in Europe at the end of the Messinian. In particular, the Piedmont area was at a key-crossroads on the route between eastern and western Mediterranean Europe, as well as towards the Apennine sectors of the rising Italian peninsula.
English-The work completed for the construction of a road in the zone of Monta d’Alba (CN), broug... more English-The work completed for the construction of a road in the zone of Monta d’Alba (CN), brought to light typical “Lugagnano clays”. The examination of 70 dm3 of sediment allowed the authors to analyse the malacological fauna to draw a paleoenvironmental analysis. The complete list of the species is included, with comments for the taxa new to the geographical area (Convexia sp., Cerithidium submamillatum, Euspira fusca, Campyloraphion cf. famelicum, Teretia monterosatoi, Eulimella sp., Odostomia acuta, O. fusulata, O.michaelis, O. cf. planulata, O. submichaelis, Turbonilla cf. compressa, T. plicatula, T. striatula, T. sp. 1, T.sp. 2, T. sp. 3, Yoldia longa, Glycymeris cf. bimaculata, Spaniorinus astensis, Episiphon filum?). The autoecological characteristics of the recovered molluscs, have been quantitatively elaborated, to focus with sufficient approximation on some characteristics of the depositional environment which can be ascribed to a Circalittoral bottom of about 50-120 met...
italianoViene discussa la posizione sistematica di Trigonostoma umbilicare var. parvotriangula is... more italianoViene discussa la posizione sistematica di Trigonostoma umbilicare var. parvotriangula istituita da Sacco nel 1894 per identificare alcuni esemplari di Trigonostoma, rinvenuti nel Pliocene di Villalvernia (Alessandria, Piemonte), che si discostavano morfologicamente da T. umbilicare s.s. Il dimorfismo riscontrato ha indotto gli scriventi a prendere in considerazione la citata “varieta” come potenziale bona species. Nel tentativo di dirimere la questione, si e condotta un’analisi morfometrica approfondita su un discreto numero di esemplari di T. umbilicare e della sua “presunta” varieta. I risultati statistici ottenuti indicano che T. umbilicare var. parvotriangula e taxon distinto a livello specifico sotto la seguente denominazione: Trigonostoma parvotriangula Sacco, 1894. Le due specie T. umbilicare e T. parvotriangula risultano simpatriche essendo presenti contemporaneamente in alcuni affioramenti fossiliferi. EnglishThe systematic position of Trigonostoma umbilicare var. ...
EnglishFirst evidence of Retusa minutissima from the Italian Pliocene. Retusa minutissima (Monter... more EnglishFirst evidence of Retusa minutissima from the Italian Pliocene. Retusa minutissima (Monterosato, 1878, H.Martin ms.) is recorded from a Pliocene outcrop of Northern Italy (Monale, Piemonte). This is the oldest record for the species. A list of the mollusc species found in the outcrop assemblage is given. italianoRetusa minutissima (Monterosato, 1878, H. Martin ms.) era finora nota solo per l’attuale e per il Pleistocene.Con la presente nota si segnala per la prima volta un esemplare di questa specie per il Pliocene, da un affioramento dell'Italia Settentrionale (Monale, Piemonte). Viene anche fornita una lista delle altre specie di molluschi trovate nello stesso campione.
The remarkable discovery of two fossil starfishes in the Pliocene clay of Cherasco (NW Italy), al... more The remarkable discovery of two fossil starfishes in the Pliocene clay of Cherasco (NW Italy), allowed to analyze in detail the sediment and paleontological material associated (malacofauna and foraminifers assemblages), aiming at reconstructing paleoenvironmental conditions in which these organisms lived. Furthermore biostratigraphic analysis based on planktonic foraminiferal assemblages, allowed the recognition of the MPl2 biozone of lower
English[Callostracon n. gen. (Gastropoda: Acteonidae): ratification of �Callostracon� Nordsieck, ... more English[Callostracon n. gen. (Gastropoda: Acteonidae): ratification of �Callostracon� Nordsieck, 1972 name not available]. This work reconstructs the events that, by mistake, led to consider Ovactaeonina as a subgenus of Colostracon Hamlin, 1884 instead of Acteonina d�Orbigny, 1850, as well as the incorrect spellings introduced by Nordsieck (1972) with the names Collostracon and Callostracon, both unavailable, and the wrong systematic position he adopted for Ovactaeonina Cossmann, 1895 as a subgenus of �Callostracon�. In order to maintain the nomenclatural stability, keeping the unavailable name introduced by Nordsieck, Callostracon is formally proposed as a new genus, described on shell characters, of which Callostracon tyrrhenicum Smriglio & Mariottini, 1996 is designated as type species. italianoVengono ricostruite le vicende che hanno portato a considerare erroneamente Ovactaeonina Cossmann, 1895 sottogenere di Colostracon Hamlin, 1884 anziche di Acteonina d�Orbigny, 1850; nonch...
In this paper we describe fossil remains of an indeterminate species of the genus Paracamelus (Ar... more In this paper we describe fossil remains of an indeterminate species of the genus Paracamelus (Artiodactyla, Camelidae) from the Messinian post-evaporitic deposits (5.55–5.40 Ma) of Verduno (Piedmont, NW Italy). Camelins dispersed into Eurasia from North America in the late Miocene and almost instantaneously spread in western Europe and Africa. The size and morphology of the fossils found at Verduno are consistent with those of Paracamelus, the earliest Old World camelin. Up to now, the only fossil camels recovered in the Neogene of Western Europe have been found at Venta del Moro and Librilla in Spain at 6.2 Ma. The remains from Verduno represent the first evidence of a camelin in the Neogene of Italy and they considerably expand the paleobiogeographic range of the Old World early camelins. The presence of a camelid at Verduno reinforces and confirms the importance of the fossiliferous deposits of NW Italy in defining the complex paleobiogeographic patterns of Europe during the Mes...
Land snails of the Palmaria island (NW Italy). During a few days per year, from 2008 to 2011, pic... more Land snails of the Palmaria island (NW Italy). During a few days per year, from 2008 to 2011, pickings and observations on land snails have been made in Palmaria, a small island located at the eastern end of Liguria (a region in north Italy). The research carried throughout the island pointed out the presence of 13 species. It is a limited result, but it allowed us to compile the present work, that contributes to focus the attention on this small strip of land, and that is a starting-point for future studies of terrestrial molluscs in Palmaria. KEY WORDS -Land-snails, Palmaria island, Ligurian Sea. RIASSUNTO -Per pochi giorni all'anno, dal 2008 al 2011, sono state effettuate raccolte ed osservazioni relativamente alla malacofauna terrestre di Palmaria, una piccola isola sita all'estremità orientale della Liguria. Le ricerche condotte, estese ad ogni luogo dell'isola, hanno evidenziato la presenza di 13 specie. Si tratta di un risultato limitato, che però ha consentito la...
The volume Mediterranean Seashells − DICTIONARY OF THE SCIENTIFIC NAMES gives in Italian and in E... more The volume Mediterranean Seashells − DICTIONARY OF THE SCIENTIFIC NAMES gives in Italian and in English the meaning of the individual Latin words composing the scientific names of the conchiferous molluscs present in the Mediterranean Sea. The DICTIONARY explaining 2100 items, the volume of 408 pages also includesother chapters: the Check List updated up to the printing month; a References list, rich of 1065 titles; a Glossary of the typical words used in malacology with explicative tables and drawings; and a brief introduction to classic Greek and Latin used in the Formation of scientific names. The sale price is 50,00 Euros (www.malacologia.it/shop/shop_cart.php?id=3037)
The data relating to the Coleoptera belonging to the families Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae (limited... more The data relating to the Coleoptera belonging to the families Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae (limited to the subfamilies Melolonthinae, Rutelinae, Dynastinae and Cetoniinae) currently preserved in the general entomological collection of the Civic Museum "F. Eusebio" of Alba (province of Cuneo, Piedmont) are analysed and listed. The specimens come from collected carried out, from the early 1960s until 2015, in the geographical area of southwestern Piedmont, more isolated finds also come from the Alessandria area, the Ligurian Apennines, the Lombardia region and southern Italy. For each species, data on biology and phenological observations are provided in reference to the sampling date of the cited specimens.
Identifying areas susceptible to invasion by an alien species is a strategy of prevention. We use... more Identifying areas susceptible to invasion by an alien species is a strategy of prevention. We used national herbaria and global databases to assess the invasion trends of the two aquatic invasive species Ludwigia hexapetala and Ludwigia peploidessubsp. montevidensis in Italy. We defined the invasion status with invasions curves and predicted potentially suitable areas with Species Distribution Models based on WorldClim variables and the human footprint index. Low seasonal variation in temperature and precipitation, temperature ≥ 20 °C in the warmest, driest and wettest periods of the year and precipitation in the coldest period are the bioclimatic factors that most account for the potential distribution of the two species. The human footprint has lower relative importance than bioclimatic variables. All Italian peninsula appears as a suitable bioclimatic environment for the invasion of the two Ludwigia species, except the Alps and the highest peaks in the Apennine. Based on the curr...
We analysed the invasion history of two North American macrophytes (Elodea canadensis and E. nutt... more We analysed the invasion history of two North American macrophytes (Elodea canadensis and E. nuttallii) in Italy, through an accurate census of all available herbarium and field records, dating between 1850 and 2019, and a rich literature collection describing the initial introduction and naturalisation phase that supports the results obtained by the occurrence records. Elodea canadensis arrived in Italy before 1866 and had two invasion phases, between the 1890s and 1920s and between the 1990s and 2000s; E. nuttallii, probably arrived in the 1970s, started invading in 2000 and the invasion is still ongoing. Botanical gardens and fish farming played a crucial role in dispersal and naturalisation of both species. The current invasion range of both species is centred in northern Italy, with scattered occurrences of E. canadensis in central and southern regions. River Po represents a dispersal barrier to the Mediterranean region and a strategic monitoring site to prevent the invasion in...
Natural history museums are irreplaceable tools to study and preserve the biological diversity ar... more Natural history museums are irreplaceable tools to study and preserve the biological diversity around the globe and among the primary actors in the recognition of species and the logical repositories for their type specimens. In this paper we surveyed the consistency of the preserved specimens of amphibians and reptiles housed in the major Italian scientific collections, and verified the presence of threatened species according to the IUCN Red List, including the Extinct (EX), Extinct in the Wild (EW), Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), and Vulnerable (VU) categories. Altogether, we analyzed 39 Italian zoological collections. We confirmed the presence of one extinct reptile (Chioninia coctei) and five extinct or extinct in the wild amphibian species (Atelopus longirostris, Nectophrynoides asperginis, Pseudophilautus leucorhinus, P. nasutus, and P. variabilis). Seven CR amphibians, fourteen CR reptile species and the extinct skink C. coctei are shared by more than one insti...
Abstract In this paper we describe fossil remains of an indeterminate species of the genus Paraca... more Abstract In this paper we describe fossil remains of an indeterminate species of the genus Paracamelus (Artiodactyla, Camelidae) from the Messinian post-evaporitic deposits (5.55–5.40 Ma) of Verduno (Piedmont, NW Italy). Camelins dispersed into Eurasia from North America in the late Miocene and almost instantaneously spread in western Europe and Africa. The size and morphology of the fossils found at Verduno are consistent in with those of Paracamelus, the earliest Old World camelin. Up to now, the only fossil camels recovered in the Neogene of Western Europe have been found at Venta del Moro and Librilla in Spain at 6.2 Ma. The remains from Verduno represent the first evidence of a camelin in the Neogene of Italy and they considerably expand the paleobiogeographic range of the Old World early camelins. The presence of a camelid at Verduno reinforces and confirms the importance of the fossiliferous deposits of NW Italy in defining the complex paleobiogeographic patterns of Europe during the Messinian, at the end of the Messinian salinity crisis.
An exceptionally well preserved skull of Cetacea was found in an outcrop along Tanaro River locat... more An exceptionally well preserved skull of Cetacea was found in an outcrop along Tanaro River located near Piana Biglini (44°41'24.55''N; 7°59'34.97''E; Alba, north-western Italy). This site belongs to Langhe, the southern sector of the Tertiary Piedmont Basin (Italy) and consists of muddy sediments referred to the Sant'Agata Fossili Marls (Tortonian to early Messinian in age). lateral view
During the latest Messinian, significant mammal events occurred in the northern sectors of the pr... more During the latest Messinian, significant mammal events occurred in the northern sectors of the proto-Mediterranean. Both in western and eastern Europe, taxa of African and Asian origin occupied the southernmost areas of the continent in particular during and immediately before the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC: 6.2-5.3 Ma). The Italian record of Messinian non-endemic mammals was hitherto restricted to very few localities, most of which located in central Italy. This permitted only a partial view of the biogeographical relationships that existed between Italy and other regions of Europe. Two uppermost Messinian, vertebrate fossil-bearing localities were recently discovered in the Tertiary Piedmont Basin (TPB), NW Italy: Moncucco Torinese andVerduno. The deposits correlate stratigraphically with the post-evaporitic phase of the MSC and can therefore be dated to between 5.55 and 5.33 Ma. Both sites have yielded rich and diverse faunas, some of which most significant paleobiogeografically. Some are ubiquitous and are reported from both eastern and western sectors of the Mediterranean. These include the murids Paraethomys meini and Apodemus gudrunae, the rhinocerotid Dihoplus, the hipparionin equid Cremohipparion the antilopine bovid Gazella and the machairodontine felid Amphimachairodus. This suggests that latest Turolian faunal communities were quite uniformly distributed throughout southern Europe. In contrast, other taxa suggest a more complex scenario. At Verduno, remains of Paracarnelus indicate that, during the latest Messinian, large camelids were spread to northernmost Mediterranean areas. This datum has significant biogeographical implications, because camelids were previously known only from uppermost Messinian deposits of Spain and were thus thought to enter Europe from northern Africa. The occurrence of Paracamelus in Piedmont suggests its possible arrival from Asia, and, in fact, the taxon is reported from the lower Pontian of eastern Europe. At Moncucco, the colobine monkey Mesopithecus is associated with the papionin cercopithecine Macaca, of African origin. This datum supports the view that the dispersal of macaques into Europe was linked to the MSC, as previously suggested by the roughly contemporaneous occurrence of the genus Macaca in Spain. The small mammal community includes both eastern European immigrants, such as Occitanomys brailloni and Micromys bendai, and western immigrants, as the cricetine Apocricetus. Relationships between the Piedmont area and central Italy are implied by the oiocerin antelope ?Paraoioceros occidentalis, the canid Eucyon monticinensis and the small murid Centralomys benericettii. The onset of the MSC likely made geographical and climate barriers less effective in limiting faunal exchanges. The ensuing widespread distribution of cosmopolitan species may account for the faunal uniformity observed in the peri-Mediterranean area at the end of the Messinian. Owing to its pivotal location in Europe, NW Italy played a crucial paleobiogeographical role in Europe at the end of the Messinian. In particular, the Piedmont area was at a key-crossroads on the route between eastern and western Mediterranean Europe, as well as towards the Apennine sectors of the rising Italian peninsula.
English-The work completed for the construction of a road in the zone of Monta d’Alba (CN), broug... more English-The work completed for the construction of a road in the zone of Monta d’Alba (CN), brought to light typical “Lugagnano clays”. The examination of 70 dm3 of sediment allowed the authors to analyse the malacological fauna to draw a paleoenvironmental analysis. The complete list of the species is included, with comments for the taxa new to the geographical area (Convexia sp., Cerithidium submamillatum, Euspira fusca, Campyloraphion cf. famelicum, Teretia monterosatoi, Eulimella sp., Odostomia acuta, O. fusulata, O.michaelis, O. cf. planulata, O. submichaelis, Turbonilla cf. compressa, T. plicatula, T. striatula, T. sp. 1, T.sp. 2, T. sp. 3, Yoldia longa, Glycymeris cf. bimaculata, Spaniorinus astensis, Episiphon filum?). The autoecological characteristics of the recovered molluscs, have been quantitatively elaborated, to focus with sufficient approximation on some characteristics of the depositional environment which can be ascribed to a Circalittoral bottom of about 50-120 met...
italianoViene discussa la posizione sistematica di Trigonostoma umbilicare var. parvotriangula is... more italianoViene discussa la posizione sistematica di Trigonostoma umbilicare var. parvotriangula istituita da Sacco nel 1894 per identificare alcuni esemplari di Trigonostoma, rinvenuti nel Pliocene di Villalvernia (Alessandria, Piemonte), che si discostavano morfologicamente da T. umbilicare s.s. Il dimorfismo riscontrato ha indotto gli scriventi a prendere in considerazione la citata “varieta” come potenziale bona species. Nel tentativo di dirimere la questione, si e condotta un’analisi morfometrica approfondita su un discreto numero di esemplari di T. umbilicare e della sua “presunta” varieta. I risultati statistici ottenuti indicano che T. umbilicare var. parvotriangula e taxon distinto a livello specifico sotto la seguente denominazione: Trigonostoma parvotriangula Sacco, 1894. Le due specie T. umbilicare e T. parvotriangula risultano simpatriche essendo presenti contemporaneamente in alcuni affioramenti fossiliferi. EnglishThe systematic position of Trigonostoma umbilicare var. ...
EnglishFirst evidence of Retusa minutissima from the Italian Pliocene. Retusa minutissima (Monter... more EnglishFirst evidence of Retusa minutissima from the Italian Pliocene. Retusa minutissima (Monterosato, 1878, H.Martin ms.) is recorded from a Pliocene outcrop of Northern Italy (Monale, Piemonte). This is the oldest record for the species. A list of the mollusc species found in the outcrop assemblage is given. italianoRetusa minutissima (Monterosato, 1878, H. Martin ms.) era finora nota solo per l’attuale e per il Pleistocene.Con la presente nota si segnala per la prima volta un esemplare di questa specie per il Pliocene, da un affioramento dell'Italia Settentrionale (Monale, Piemonte). Viene anche fornita una lista delle altre specie di molluschi trovate nello stesso campione.
The remarkable discovery of two fossil starfishes in the Pliocene clay of Cherasco (NW Italy), al... more The remarkable discovery of two fossil starfishes in the Pliocene clay of Cherasco (NW Italy), allowed to analyze in detail the sediment and paleontological material associated (malacofauna and foraminifers assemblages), aiming at reconstructing paleoenvironmental conditions in which these organisms lived. Furthermore biostratigraphic analysis based on planktonic foraminiferal assemblages, allowed the recognition of the MPl2 biozone of lower
English[Callostracon n. gen. (Gastropoda: Acteonidae): ratification of �Callostracon� Nordsieck, ... more English[Callostracon n. gen. (Gastropoda: Acteonidae): ratification of �Callostracon� Nordsieck, 1972 name not available]. This work reconstructs the events that, by mistake, led to consider Ovactaeonina as a subgenus of Colostracon Hamlin, 1884 instead of Acteonina d�Orbigny, 1850, as well as the incorrect spellings introduced by Nordsieck (1972) with the names Collostracon and Callostracon, both unavailable, and the wrong systematic position he adopted for Ovactaeonina Cossmann, 1895 as a subgenus of �Callostracon�. In order to maintain the nomenclatural stability, keeping the unavailable name introduced by Nordsieck, Callostracon is formally proposed as a new genus, described on shell characters, of which Callostracon tyrrhenicum Smriglio & Mariottini, 1996 is designated as type species. italianoVengono ricostruite le vicende che hanno portato a considerare erroneamente Ovactaeonina Cossmann, 1895 sottogenere di Colostracon Hamlin, 1884 anziche di Acteonina d�Orbigny, 1850; nonch...
In this paper we describe fossil remains of an indeterminate species of the genus Paracamelus (Ar... more In this paper we describe fossil remains of an indeterminate species of the genus Paracamelus (Artiodactyla, Camelidae) from the Messinian post-evaporitic deposits (5.55–5.40 Ma) of Verduno (Piedmont, NW Italy). Camelins dispersed into Eurasia from North America in the late Miocene and almost instantaneously spread in western Europe and Africa. The size and morphology of the fossils found at Verduno are consistent with those of Paracamelus, the earliest Old World camelin. Up to now, the only fossil camels recovered in the Neogene of Western Europe have been found at Venta del Moro and Librilla in Spain at 6.2 Ma. The remains from Verduno represent the first evidence of a camelin in the Neogene of Italy and they considerably expand the paleobiogeographic range of the Old World early camelins. The presence of a camelid at Verduno reinforces and confirms the importance of the fossiliferous deposits of NW Italy in defining the complex paleobiogeographic patterns of Europe during the Mes...
Land snails of the Palmaria island (NW Italy). During a few days per year, from 2008 to 2011, pic... more Land snails of the Palmaria island (NW Italy). During a few days per year, from 2008 to 2011, pickings and observations on land snails have been made in Palmaria, a small island located at the eastern end of Liguria (a region in north Italy). The research carried throughout the island pointed out the presence of 13 species. It is a limited result, but it allowed us to compile the present work, that contributes to focus the attention on this small strip of land, and that is a starting-point for future studies of terrestrial molluscs in Palmaria. KEY WORDS -Land-snails, Palmaria island, Ligurian Sea. RIASSUNTO -Per pochi giorni all'anno, dal 2008 al 2011, sono state effettuate raccolte ed osservazioni relativamente alla malacofauna terrestre di Palmaria, una piccola isola sita all'estremità orientale della Liguria. Le ricerche condotte, estese ad ogni luogo dell'isola, hanno evidenziato la presenza di 13 specie. Si tratta di un risultato limitato, che però ha consentito la...
The volume Mediterranean Seashells − DICTIONARY OF THE SCIENTIFIC NAMES gives in Italian and in E... more The volume Mediterranean Seashells − DICTIONARY OF THE SCIENTIFIC NAMES gives in Italian and in English the meaning of the individual Latin words composing the scientific names of the conchiferous molluscs present in the Mediterranean Sea. The DICTIONARY explaining 2100 items, the volume of 408 pages also includesother chapters: the Check List updated up to the printing month; a References list, rich of 1065 titles; a Glossary of the typical words used in malacology with explicative tables and drawings; and a brief introduction to classic Greek and Latin used in the Formation of scientific names. The sale price is 50,00 Euros (www.malacologia.it/shop/shop_cart.php?id=3037)
The life and works of the British malacologist John Gwyn Jeffreys are reported with numerous illu... more The life and works of the British malacologist John Gwyn Jeffreys are reported with numerous illustrations especially in relation to a study trip he made to Liguria.
Memorie della Associazione Naturalistica Piemontese. Vol. XIII, 70 pp.
The authors, with an exte... more Memorie della Associazione Naturalistica Piemontese. Vol. XIII, 70 pp.
The authors, with an extensive bibliographic research, have identified the ancient names referable to mollusks and have correlated them with 115 species of mollusks (marine, terrestrial and fresh-water), certainly known to the ancient mediterranean peoples; in doing so they took into account how Linnè called and described those same animals and they systematically applied the ethnobiological ranks to the ancient names up to propose hypothesis of ancient vernacular systematics. The text, although written in Italian, can also be used by readers of other languages owing to the schematicity of the 25 tables and 101 glossary terms, in which ancient or scientific latin terms prevail. The book can be found by contacting: Associazione Naturalistica Piemontese: segreteriaanp@gmail.com or Associazione Amici del Museo Eusebio di Alba: amicieusebio@gmail.com or directly the authors: bianco.ignazio@libero.it or gianrepetto@yahoo.it
In Piemonte coloro che si occupano a vario titolo di malacologia, ed in particolare i collezionis... more In Piemonte coloro che si occupano a vario titolo di malacologia, ed in particolare i collezionisti di conchiglie aderenti alla Società Italiana di Malacologia, hanno cominciato a riunirsi dal 1985 costituendo così in pratica già da allora un gruppo informale, successivamente ufficializzato nel 1995 come S.I.M. Sezione Piemonte. Negli oltre 30 anni di vita, il gruppo ha subìto pochissime defezioni, mentre le adesioni sono state numerose e qualificate; ma soprattutto occorre sottolineare che l’interesse dei partecipanti alle riunioni bimestrali è stato tenuto vivo dalla volontà, dall’entusiasmo e dalle rinnovate motivazioni di alcuni soci “storici” della S.I.M. che hanno costituito sin dall’inizio il “nòcciolo duro” di aggregazione. Uno di questi è Franco Orlando il quale, con l’intento di aiutare gli altri nell’identificazione delle specie, ha sempre portato alle riunioni coppie di conchiglie simili, sulle quali catalizzava l’attenzione di tutti mostrando e descrivendo le differenze morfologiche dell’una rispetto all’altra e ripetendo sovente “io la vedo così”. Con Orlando abbiamo pensato di fornire un aiuto a tutti i collezionisti di conchiglie mediterranee per discriminare, secondo il suo metodo di confronto, 111 specie (54 coppie di cui oltre 50 microconchiglie, più i 3 Clanculus mediterranei), facendo così diventare quella frase il titolo di questo agile manuale. Copertina morbida, 128 pagine con disegni, descrizioni ed evidenziazione delle caratteristiche morfologiche discriminanti, 4 tavole fotografiche a colori. Prezzo 15 euro comprensivo del costo di spedizione raccomandata, solo per l'Italia.
Il volume "Conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo", in formato tascabile, propone ben 1770 specie, tr... more Il volume "Conchiglie marine del Mediterraneo", in formato tascabile, propone ben 1770 specie, tramite disegni sfumati che molto frequentemente rendono l’impressione di trovarsi davanti a foto in bianco e nero. Oltre all'immagine, per ciascuna specie vengono fornite le misure medie e la distribuzione geografica. In principio del volume vengono date alcune fondamentali notizie sul Mediterraneo e sui “varchi” costituiti da Gibilterra e da Suez; infine l’elenco sistematico, già presente a stampa nel libro, viene proposto in veste informatica su un CD rom allegato.
2005 - confezione in cartonato - formato cm 21 x 15 - pagg. 392 + CD rom - € 35,00
Negli anni ’90 del secolo scorso mancava un agile e moderno testo di identificazione delle conchi... more Negli anni ’90 del secolo scorso mancava un agile e moderno testo di identificazione delle conchiglie plioceniche, questo ha spinto gli autori a realizzare il volume “Conchiglie fossili del Roero. Atlante iconografico”, unitamente al desiderio di rappresentare fotograficamente la malacofauna marina fossile rinvenuta nel Roero (711 specie), per valorizzare l’importanza paleontologica del Roero, zona collinare che fa parte del territorio albese. La messa a punto di quest’opera ha richiesto alcuni anni di ricerche sul campo, di preparazioni in laboratorio e di analisi bibliografiche. La modernità dell’elenco sistematico, con le sue note esplicative, ha costituito una coraggiosa innovazione tassonomica che, dopo le prime perplessità, ha incontrato il favore degli addetti ai lavori, mentre le buone immagini lo hanno fatto diventare uno strumento indispensabile. Così, nonostante il volume in questione sia stato editato ormai da 24 anni, è forse tuttora l’atlante iconografico più utilizzato per una prima identificazione delle conchiglie plioceniche. 1992 - confezione in cartonato - formato cm 29 x 21 - pagg. 252 - € 36,00. Associazione AMICI DEL MUSEO "EUSEBIO" c/o Museo Civico "Federico Eusebio" - Via Vittorio Emanuele II, n.19 - 12051 ALBA (CN).
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The authors, with an extensive bibliographic research, have identified the ancient names referable to mollusks and have correlated them with 115 species of mollusks (marine, terrestrial and fresh-water), certainly known to the ancient mediterranean peoples; in doing so they took into account how Linnè called and described those same animals and they systematically applied the ethnobiological ranks to the ancient names up to propose hypothesis of ancient vernacular systematics.
The text, although written in Italian, can also be used by readers of other languages owing to the schematicity of the 25 tables and 101 glossary terms, in which ancient or scientific latin terms prevail.
The book can be found by contacting: Associazione Naturalistica Piemontese: segreteriaanp@gmail.com or Associazione Amici del Museo Eusebio di Alba: amicieusebio@gmail.com or directly the authors: bianco.ignazio@libero.it or gianrepetto@yahoo.it
Negli oltre 30 anni di vita, il gruppo ha subìto pochissime defezioni, mentre le adesioni sono state numerose e qualificate; ma soprattutto occorre sottolineare che l’interesse dei partecipanti alle riunioni bimestrali è stato tenuto vivo dalla volontà, dall’entusiasmo e dalle rinnovate motivazioni di alcuni soci “storici” della S.I.M. che hanno costituito sin dall’inizio il “nòcciolo duro” di aggregazione. Uno di questi è Franco Orlando il quale, con l’intento di aiutare gli altri nell’identificazione delle specie, ha sempre portato alle riunioni coppie di conchiglie simili, sulle quali catalizzava l’attenzione di tutti mostrando e descrivendo le differenze morfologiche dell’una rispetto all’altra e ripetendo sovente “io la vedo così”.
Con Orlando abbiamo pensato di fornire un aiuto a tutti i collezionisti di conchiglie mediterranee per discriminare, secondo il suo metodo di confronto, 111 specie (54 coppie di cui oltre 50 microconchiglie, più i 3 Clanculus mediterranei), facendo così diventare quella frase il titolo di questo agile manuale.
Copertina morbida, 128 pagine con disegni, descrizioni ed evidenziazione delle caratteristiche morfologiche discriminanti, 4 tavole fotografiche a colori.
Prezzo 15 euro comprensivo del costo di spedizione raccomandata, solo per l'Italia.
Oltre all'immagine, per ciascuna specie vengono fornite le misure medie e la distribuzione geografica.
In principio del volume vengono date alcune fondamentali notizie sul Mediterraneo e sui “varchi” costituiti da Gibilterra e da Suez; infine l’elenco sistematico, già presente a stampa nel libro, viene proposto in veste informatica su un CD rom allegato.
2005 - confezione in cartonato - formato cm 21 x 15 - pagg. 392 + CD rom - € 35,00
La messa a punto di quest’opera ha richiesto alcuni anni di ricerche sul campo, di preparazioni in laboratorio e di analisi bibliografiche. La modernità dell’elenco sistematico, con le sue note esplicative, ha costituito una coraggiosa innovazione tassonomica che, dopo le prime perplessità, ha incontrato il favore degli addetti ai lavori, mentre le buone immagini lo hanno fatto diventare uno strumento indispensabile.
Così, nonostante il volume in questione sia stato editato ormai da 24 anni, è forse tuttora l’atlante iconografico più utilizzato per una prima identificazione delle conchiglie plioceniche.
1992 - confezione in cartonato - formato cm 29 x 21 - pagg. 252 - € 36,00.
Associazione AMICI DEL MUSEO "EUSEBIO" c/o Museo Civico "Federico Eusebio" - Via Vittorio Emanuele II, n.19 - 12051 ALBA (CN).