Vermetus anguliferus, , Vermetus

Appolloni, Massimo, Smriglio, Carlo, Amati, Bruno, Lugliè, Lorenzo, Nofroni, Italo, Tringali, Lionello P., Mariottini, Paolo & Oliverio, Marco, 2018, Catalogue of the primary types of marine molluscan taxa described by Tommaso Allery Di Maria, Marquis of Monterosato, deposited in the Museo Civico di Zoologia, Roma, Zootaxa 4477 (1), pp. 1-138 : 52-53

anguliferus, Vermetus [ Dendropoma anguliferum (Monterosato, 1878) ] ( Figures 19C, D )

1875b: 29 [XIII: 255]—as Vermetus glomeratus var. angulifera— nomen nudum

1878c: 89 [XIX: 403]—available name

1884h: 81 [XXXI: 737] –as Bivonia angulifera

Type material. MCZR –M–30026 —1 aggregate from Tripoli. Label on the bottom: “V. (Siph.) anguliferum Monts. T. VII f. 10—11”.

Type locality. Described from Tripoli ( Libya).

Remarks. The original description (1878c) is, admittedly, very poor and the species is better described and figured in later works (Monterosato, 1884g: 61; 1884h: 81–82; 1892c: 44–45, pl. VII, figs 10–12). Nevertheless, we are prone to consider Vermetus anguliferus as validly introduced by the 1878 description, in agreement with literature. Templado et al. (2016) identified under this name the species of the Dendropoma petraeum –complex from the Levant basin. Admittedly, there was no explicit indication that “ Tripoli ” was the locality in Lebanon (“ Syria ” at the time of Monterosato), instead of Tripoli in Libya. However, we agree with Templado et al. (2017) that this interpretation (the same of Pallary, 1938: 37, pl. 2 fig. 3, who was in contact with Monterosato) is perfectly compatible with available knowledge, and using this available name for an existing species keeps nomenclature the most stable possible. Subsequently figured (1892c: pl. VII, figs 10–12). Recorded by MolluscaBase (2018) as Dendropoma anguliferum (Monterosato, 1878) .

erroneus, Vermetus [ Vermetus granulatus (Gravenhorst, 1831) ] ( Figures 19E, F )

1889c: 36 [XXXV: 868]—available name

Type material. MCZR –M–21216 —3 sh “ V. granulatus var. erronea Monts Mon. Vermeti. p. 25 Mondello ”

Type locality. Described from Casablanca ( Morocco), previously (1877a: 36) reported also from Algeria, Palermo and Siracusa (Sicily) and Adriatic Sea.

Remarks. Name proposed to distinguish Vermetus cristatus Biondi, 1858 sensu B.D.D. 1882 considered a distinct species. Subsequently considered a form of Vermetus granulatus (Gravenhorst, 1831) and figured (Monterosato 1892c: pl. I, figs 17, 18). Recorded by MolluscaBase (2018) as a synonym of Vermetus granulatus (Gravenhorst, 1831) .

Figures

FIGURE 19. A, B. Trivia spongicola Monterosato, 1923, lectotype, Sfax (Tunisia), H. 7.1 mm, with original label (MCZR–M– 30025); C, D. Vermetus anguliferus Monterosato, 1884, Tripoli (Libya), 71.8 mm (aggregate), with original label (MCZR–M– 30026); E, F. Vermetus erroneous Monterosato, 1889, Mondello (Sicily), L. 21.1 x 14.3 mm, with original label (MCZR–M– 21216); G, H. Vermetus gregarius Monterosato, 1878, Palermo (Sicily), L. 107.5 mm (aggregate), with original label (MCZR– M–30027); I, J. Vermetus horridus Monterosato, 1892, Palermo (Sicily) L. 64.7 mm, with original labels (MCZR–M–5794); K, L. Vermetus rugulosus Monterosato, 1878, Arenella, Palermo (Sicily) L. 6.6 mm (aggregate), with original label (MCZR– M–21284); M, N. Vermetus scopulosus Monterosato, 1892, Palermo (Sicily) L. 48.2 mm, with original label (MCZR–M– 5790); O, P. Vermetus selectus Monterosato, 1878, Palermo (Sicily) L. 189 mm, with original labels (MCZR–M–5778); Q, R. Vermetus serpuloides Monterosato, 1892, Acitrezza (Sicily), L. 102 mm (aggregate), with original label (MCZR–M–5801).