Crisilla chiarellii (Cecalupo & Quadri, 1995)
Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus.
Grazer and detritus feeder in the infralittoral.
Original taxon: Alvania (Crisilla) chiarellii.
 
The shell is close to that of young Crisilla beniamina, a species with which it has been found sympatric in the type-locality. A difference between the two species is given by the double spiral cords that run around the whorls: supersutural in beniamina, subsutural in chiarellii.

Above and below: specimens collected in shallow water grit, Coral Bay, Pégeia, Paphos District, W. Cyprus. 1,4-1,5mm.
A specimen less slender than the preceding one.
Notice the double spiral cords and the radial microsculpture.
Variations of shape in specimens from Coral Bay. 1,5mm.
 
Derivatio nominis: the species is dedicated to Stefano Chiarelli, from Porto Garibaldi (Ferrara) Italy, « che ci ha permesso, con l’esame del materiale da lui raccolto in Turchia, di identificare questa nuova Alvania. » – Cecalupo & Quadri: “Contributo alla conoscenza malacologica per il Nord dell’isola di Cipro (parte II)”, Bollettino Malacologico vol.30, Milano 1995, p.276.

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