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Schilderina ichnusa Nappo & Swinnen, 2025
1829132 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1829132)
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Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Nappo, A. & Swinnen, F. (2025). After two centuries, a new native species of the family Cypraeidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Mediterranean Sea: <i>Schilderina ichnusa</i> n. sp. <em>Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural History, Malta.</em> 2(1): 47-53.
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Type locality contained in Western Mediterranean
, Note Italy, Sardinia, Cagliari Gulf (dredged from a...
type locality contained in Western Mediterranean [details]
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Type locality Italy, Sardinia, Cagliari Gulf (dredged from a depth of 35–50 m). [details]
Etymology Ichnusa (Ιχνούσσα) is the Ancient Greek name of Sardinia.
Etymology Ichnusa (Ιχνούσσα) is the Ancient Greek name of Sardinia. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Schilderina ichnusa Nappo & Swinnen, 2025. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1829132 on 2025-09-12
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Nappo, A. & Swinnen, F. (2025). After two centuries, a new native species of the family Cypraeidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Mediterranean Sea: <i>Schilderina ichnusa</i> n. sp. <em>Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural History, Malta.</em> 2(1): 47-53.
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Ichnusa (Ιχνούσσα) is the Ancient Greek name of Sardinia. [details]Extinction The poor condition of the specimens makes it difficult to determine whether the species is still extant in a highly localized habitat or if the shells originated from a Pleistocene assemblage. [details]
Type locality Italy, Sardinia, Cagliari Gulf (dredged from a depth of 35–50 m). [details]
