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The infralittoral mobile bottom molluscs of Gizzeria harbour (Catanzaro, Italy)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2010

Fabio Crocetta ,
Angelo Vazzana  and
Walter Renda
Fabio Crocetta*
Affiliation:
Via D. Fontana 81, 80128 Napoli, Italy
Angelo Vazzana
Affiliation:
Museo di Biologia Marina e Paleontologia di Reggio Calabria, Via Stradella Giuffrè I 32, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Walter Renda
Affiliation:
Via Bologna 18/A, 87032 Amantea, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: F. Crocetta, Via D. Fontana 81, 80128 Napoli, Italy email: fabiocrocetta@alice.it
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Abstract

Thirteen macromollusca species are reported in Gizzeria harbour (Catanzaro, Italy). Among them two alien species, Cerithium scabridum and Musculista senhousia, deserve attention. The probable causes for their arrival and possible survival in the area are discussed, as is their impact on local fauna. In absence of recent reviews, a map regarding the known Italian sites of the latter is given. In the light of this last finding it is possible to speculate that its distribution could be strongly underestimated.

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Gizzeria harbourItalyTyrrhenian Mediterranean Seaalien speciesCerithium scabridumMusculista senhousia

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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e15
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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