The present paper records a noteworthy West African turrid species, Brachycythara atlantidea (Knudsen, 1952), for the first time from the Western Mediterranean Sea (Alboran Sea). The unexpected presence within the Mediterranean basin of this amphiatlantic genus is discussed.

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Carlo Smriglio, Andrea Di Giulio, Franco Gubbioli, & Paolo Matiottini. (2007). Brachycythara atlantidea (Knudsen, 1952) (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Conidae), first report from the Western Mediterranean Sea. Basteria, 71(1/3), 29–32.