selectus, Vermetus [ Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758)] (Figures 19O, P)

1878c: 88 [XIX: 402]—available name

Type material. MCZR –M–5778 —2 sh “ V. selectus v. ramosa M. spugne! Mon . Verm. p. 39.” MCZR–M–5818 —3 sh “ Vermetus selectus Monts forma typica? G. di Napoli”

MCZR –M–5868 —2 sh “ V. selectus Monts 2 esemplari di Palermo! figur. nella Monog. Vermeti 1892 t. V f.1” Type locality. Described from Catania, Acitrezza and Palermo (Sicily), Napoli (Italy), Adriatic Sea, coasts of Syria (Lebanon).

Remarks. Name proposed for Vermetus arenarius var. solitaria Monterosato, 1875 (nomen nudum) = Vermetus gigas var. elongata Réquien, 1848 (nomen nudum) raised to specific rank. Subsequently figured (1892c: pl. V, figs 1–4). Recorded by MolluscaBase (2018) as a synonym of Thylacodes arenarius (Linnaeus, 1758) .