Biodiversity Journal, 2019, 10 (2): 71–80 https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2019.10.2.71.80 A new species of the genus Schileykiella Manganelli, Sparacio et Giusti, 1989 from Sicily (Italy) (Gastropoda Pulmonata Canariellidae) Roberto Viviano1*, Arturo Viviano1, Fabio Liberto2, Agatino Reitano3 & Ignazio Sparacio4 1Via Michele Cipolla 106, 90123 Palermo, Italy; e-mail:
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[email protected] *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Schileykiella mariarosariae n. sp. (Gastropoda Pulmonata Canariellidae) is described from Mount Pecoraro, Cinisi (Palermo, Sicily, Italy). The new species is characterized by lenticular shell with keeled whorls and very short hairs, genitalia with long penis, short epiphallus, long flagellum, very flared initial portion of the duct of bursa copulatrix. Additional ecological, biological and taxonomic notes are provided. KEY WORDS Canariellidae; Schileykiella; taxonomy; new species; Mount Pecoraro; Sicily. Received 06.02.2019; accepted 28.03.2019; published online 18.04.2019 INTRODUCTION demic of Marettimo Island (Aegadian Archipel- ago, North Western Sicily). Malacological research carried out in the In the present work, this new species of Schi- mountains of Palermo (Sicily, Italy) allowed us to leykiella is described. identify a new population of small terrestrial mol- luscs. Already from the examination of the shell, it ap- MATERIAL AND METHODS peared different from the other Sicilian popula- tions, and, the study of the genital morphology, Empty shells and live specimens were collected revealed its belonging to a new species of the genus in the field by eye-sight, on the ground and under Schileykiella Manganelli, Sparacio et Giusti, 1989 stones and various debris, at daylight, but also sift- (Gastropoda Pulmonata Canariellidae).