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Integrative taxonomy of northeastern Atlantic top-shells of the genus Jujubinus Monterosato, 1884 (Gastropoda, Trochidae, Cantharidinae)

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  • 1. Department of Science, "Roma Tre"University, Viale Marconi, 446, 00146 Roma, Italy.
  • 2. Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité ISYEB - UMR 7205 - Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, CNRS, EPHE, Sorbonne Université, Université des Antilles, 55 rue Cuvier, CP51, 75005, Paris, France. & Université de Carthage, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Laboratoire de Biosurveillance de l'Environnement LR01ES14. 7021 Jarzouna, Tunisia.
  • 3. Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin", "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale dell'Università, 32, 00185 Roma, Italy.
  • 4. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Via Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
  • 5. Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica "Anton Dohrn", Naples, Italy.
  • 6. Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité ISYEB - UMR 7205 - Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, CNRS, EPHE, Sorbonne Université, Université des Antilles, 55 rue Cuvier, CP51, 75005, Paris, France.

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Mariottini, Paolo, Aissaoui, Chrifa, Chiappa, Giacomo, Giulio, Andrea Di, Fassio, Giulia, Furfaro, Giulia, Modica, Maria Vittoria, Pezzotti, Simone, Puillandre, Nicolas, Smriglio, Carlo, Oliverio, Marco (2026): Integrative taxonomy of northeastern Atlantic top-shells of the genus Jujubinus Monterosato, 1884 (Gastropoda, Trochidae, Cantharidinae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1044: 1-96, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1044.3223, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3223/14285

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