https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/125981 2026-05-03T05:00:01Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/126155 Title: Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural History, Malta : volume 1, issue 1 Authors: Cilia, David P. Abstract: Table of Contents:; - On wentletraps (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae) from the Upper Globigerina Limestone Formation (Miocene: Langhian) of Malta : Cilia, David P.; - Updates to the marine malacofauna (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Malta: Cachia, Charles; - A find of Coralliophila guancha Smriglio, Mariottini & Engl, 2003 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Maltese waters: Cilia, David P.; - Note on the correct year of publication of Deshayes’ Scalaria crassicostata (Cirsotrema crassicostatum) (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae), and its precise bibliographic reference: Van der Voort, Jaap.; - An overview of the Mediterranean ‘allied cowries’ (Gastropoda: Ovulidae) with the description of Xandarovula aetheria: Nappo, Andrea; - Contributions to the malacology of Malta, VI: Erroneous records of terrestrial gastropods (Helicidae, Punctidae, and Valloniidae): Cilia, David P.; - A review of the distribution of Otala punctata (O.F. Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Helicidae) outside of its native range: Grano, Mauro; - The avifauna of the Maltese Quaternary – A historical overview: Borg, John J. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/126154 Title: On wentletraps (Gastropoda : Epitoniidae) from the Upper Globigerina Limestone formation (Miocene : Langhian) of Malta Authors: Cilia, David P. Abstract: In this study, a collection of fossil wentletraps (Gastropoda: Epitoniidae) representing five nominal taxa, all from the Upper Globigerina Limestone Formation of the Maltese Miocene (Langhian) and deposited in the National Museum of Natural History, Mdina (Malta), is reviewed. The replacement name Sthenorytis garigor nom. nov. is proposed for Scalaria melitensis Cowper Reed in Baldacchino, 1939, primary homonym of Scalaria melitensis Fuchs, 1876. Lectotypes for S. garigor nom. nov., Scalaria crassicostata var. inequalis Cowper Reed in Baldacchino, 1939 and Scalaria crassicostata var. obliquata Cowper Reed in Baldacchino, 1939 are selected from the type series for nomenclatural stability. The varieties S. crassicostata var. inequalis, S. crassicostata var. obliquata, and S. crassicostata var. taurina Sacco, 1891 fall within the spectrum of intraspecific diversity expressed by Cirsotrema crassicostatum (Deshayes, 1850) and are synonymized with this species. Updated chresonymies and synonymies are given for C. crassicostatum, Cirsotrema duciei (Wright, 1855), and S. garigor nom. nov. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/126128 Title: Updates to the marine malacofauna (Mollusca : Gastropoda) of Malta Authors: Cachia, Charles Abstract: Seven species of marine gastropods, namely Melanella praecurta (Pallary, 1904), Entoconcha mirabilis Müller, 1852, Alvania asperula (Brugnone, 1880), Alvania peloritana (Aradas & Benoit, 1874), Trophonopsis sparacioi Smriglio, Mariottini & Di Giulio, 2015, Conus vayssierei Pallary, 1906, and Raphitoma mirabilis (Pallary, 1904), are newly recorded for Maltese waters, while Alvania subareolata (Monterosato, 1869) and Trophonopsis barvicensis (Johnson, 1825) are excluded from the local fauna. In addition, a review of recent publications (i.e. after 2019) that include new records and / or references to marine molluscs of Malta is compiled. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/126127 Title: A find of Coralliophila Guancha Smriglio, Mariottini & Engl, 2003 (Gastropoda : Muricidae) in Maltese waters Authors: Cilia, David P.; Nappo, Andrea; Cardona, Stephen Abstract: The marine gastropod species Coralliophila guancha Smriglio, Mariottini & Engl, 2003 is newly recorded for Maltese waters. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z