Catalogue of the primary types of marine molluscan taxa described by Tommaso Allery Di Maria, Marquis of Monterosato, deposited in the Museo Civico di Zoologia, Roma Author Appolloni, Massimo Author Smriglio, Carlo Author Amati, Bruno Author Lugliè, Lorenzo Author Nofroni, Italo Author Tringali, Lionello P. Author Mariottini, Paolo Author Oliverio, Marco text Zootaxa 2018 2018-09-14 4477 1 1 138 journal article 29178 10.11646/zootaxa.4477.1.1 5846b72f-37ca-4033-af93-c20fb297add9 1175-5326 1454652 5A6191BD-03BA-4374-B779-B3E73652BC7C Family NASSARIIDAE approximans, Nassa [ Nassarius ficaratiensis (Monterosato 1891) ] ( Figures 21A, B ) 1891c: 4 [XL: 948]—available name Type material. MCZR–M–17857 —12 sh “ N. approximans Monts. In Boll. Sc. Nat. ed Econ. Palermo 1891 p. 4 estratto M. pell.”. Type locality. Described from Monte Pellegrino † ( Sicily ). Remarks. Recorded by MolluscaBase (2018) as taxon inquirendum. Suggested by Menesini & Ughi (1983) as a synonym of Nassarius ficaratiensis (Monterosato 1891) a position that we share [ new synonymy ]. ficaratiensis, Nassa [ Nassarius ficaratiensis (Monterosato 1891) ] ( Figures 21C, D ) 1891c: 4 [XL: 948]—available name Type material. MCZR–M–17860 —6 sh “ N. ficaratiensis Monts ”. Type locality. Described from Ficarazzi † ( Sicily ). Remarks. Considered ( Landau et al. , 2009 ) as a valid species. Recorded by MolluscaBase (2018) as Nassarius ficaratiensis (Monterosato 1891) .