conformis, Ringicula [ Ringicula conformis Monterosato, 1877] (Figures 28I, J)

1875b: 45 [XIII: 271]—as Ringicula auriculata var. conformis —nomen nudum

1877a: 44, pl. II, fig. 4 [XV: 314, pl. V, fig. 4]—available name

Type material. MCZR –M–16280 —5 sh “ Algiers (Joly) form 1a”// 2 sh “ Algiers (Joly) forma 2a”// 7 sh and several fragments, “ R. conformis v. eburnea M. Palermo !”. Labels on box bottom: “Ringiculella, Sacco, R. conformis ed altre sp. Cat. 1875 (Monts.), “ R. conformis typ. foss. Ficarazzi Palermo S. Vito et var. eburnea et semicostata Malaga (Prieto) Provenza (Sollier) Sardegna Cagliari (Fra Piero) Tiberi, Madera (Watson come R. _), Corfù (Chaster) Algeria, Toscana ”.

Type locality. Described from Mediterranean Sea.

Remarks. Detailed discussion of this species and its type material can be found in Oliverio & Tringali (2001: 124, figs 1a–b; 125, figs 12a–b, 13–15; 126, figs 20–22, 24–25), who also stressed the distinction from Ringicula auriculata (Ménard de la Groye, 1811), on protoconch and teleoconch characters. Recorded by MolluscaBase (2018) as Ringicula conformis Monterosato, 1877 .