Original paper
Melanopsis wilhelmi n. sp. and Valvata ducati n. sp., two new Pleistocene gastropods from a section of the Stirone River (Emilia, North Italy) (Gastropoda: Melanopsidae, Valvatidae)
Esu, Daniela; Girotti, Odoardo
Archiv für Molluskenkunde International Journal of Malacology Band 144 Heft 2 (2015), p. 149 - 154
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published: Dec 17, 2015
DOI: 10.1127/arch.moll/1869-0963/144/149-154
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Abstract
A Quaternary stratigraphic succession, sampled from the banks of the Stirone River (Emilia, North Italy), yielded two new Pleistocene gastropod species of Melanopsidae and Valvatidae, Melanopsis wilhelmi n. sp. and Valvata ducati n. sp., which are described here.
Keywords
Non-marine gastropods • Melanopsidae • Valvatidae • new species • late Early Pleistocene • Middle Pleistocene • Emilia • Northern Italy