https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138117 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:35:20 GMT 2026-04-26T03:35:20Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138190 Title: Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural History, Malta : volume 2, issue 1 Authors: Cilia, David P. Abstract: Table of Contents:; - Checklist and synonymy of Cnidaria and Ctenophora recorded from Maltese waters - Mifsud, Constantine;; - After two centuries, a new native species of the family Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Mediterranean Sea: Schilderina ichnusa n. sp. - Nappo, Andrea & Swinnen, Frank;; - Description of a new species of Teinostoma Adams & Adams, 1853 (Gastropoda: Littorinimorpha) from the astern Mediterranean Sea, with a note on two primary homonyms in the genus - Mifsud, Constantine & Ovalis, Panayotis;; - Contributions to the malacology of Malta, VII: on non-indigenous species (Planorbidae, Pristilomatidae, lausiliidae) newly recorded from alluvial deposits - Cilia, David P. & Cachia, Charles;; - First Pleistocene records of a colubrid snake and wall lizard Podarcis cf. filfolensis (Bedriaga, 1876) (Reptilia: Colubridae, Lacertidae) from Għar Il-Fkieren (FIMbank Site), Malta - Xerri, Rochelle L., Stewart, Mathew, Joannes-Boyau, Renaud, Vella, Nicholas & Scerri, Eleanor M.L.;; - Scaling new heights: the unpublished herpetological drawings and notes of Guido G. Lanfranco (1930–2021) - Cilia, David P.;; - The Conti bird collection: new additions to the national ornithological collections at the National Museum of Natural History, Mdina, Malta - BORG, John J. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138190 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138189 Title: Checklist and synonymy of Cnidaria and Ctenophora recorded from Maltese waters Authors: Mifsud, Constantine Abstract: This paper presents an updated checklist of Cnidaria and Ctenophora species documented in Maltese waters, which consists of approximately 160 species. Five species of Ctenophora account for around 15% of the total Mediterranean diversity, while the figure for Cnidaria represents approximately 20% of the Mediterranean total. These are significant figures when considering the historical lack of dedicated research and the inherent challenges in species-level identification within these morphologically diverse groups. This provisional checklist functions as a foundation for future investigations aimed at expanding knowledge about the fauna of the sea surrounding the Maltese Islands. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138189 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138186 Title: After two centuries, a new native species of the family Cypraeidae (Mollusca : Gastropoda) from the Mediterranean Sea : Schilderina Ichnusa N. SP. Authors: Nappo, Andrea; Swinnen, Frank Abstract: A new species of Schilderina Dolin & Aguerre, 2020 from Sardinia, Italy, is described as Schilderina ichnusa n. sp. It is compared with recent and fossil species belonging to the same genus, from Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138186 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138184 Title: Description of a new species of Teinostoma Adams & Adams, 1853 (Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha) from the eastern Mediterranean Sea, with a note on two primary homonyms in the genus Authors: Mifsud, Constantine; Ovalis, Panayotis Abstract: A new species from the genus Teinostoma Adams & Adams, 1853 from the eastern Mediterranean is being described as Teinostoma ovalisi Mifsud n. sp. The genus is new for the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, Teinostoma mexicanum nom. nov. is proposed for Teinostoma solidum Dall, 1889, primary homonym of Teinostoma solidum Smith, 1872. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138184 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z