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BASTERIA,70: 7-8,2006 Inmemoriam:FerdinandoCarrozza. Some personalmemories J.J.vanAartsen Adm.Helfrichlaan 33,NL6952GBDieren,The Netherlands The well-knownmalacologist FerdinandoCarrozza fromSoianapassed away early lastyear. Because of ourlongtime friendship I liketowrite somewordsabouttheinten- siveandpersonal relationbetweenFerdinandoand myself. Nearly30yearsagoI receivedaletterfromanItalianmalacologistnamedF.Carrozza. Ididnotknow him then butagreed tolookat theshellshewould liketosend me”for inspection”. This was the start of many parcels being sent between the two of us. Gradually itbecame evidentthat we shared interestin several important issues: micro- mollusca andIndo-Pacificmigrants into theMediterranean.During study ofthe (some- timesvery small)shellsthatFerdinandosortedoutfromdifferentMediterraneandeposits Iwas impressed byhis keen eye withwhichhe spotted differenceswhich were passed over byothercollectors. Afterafew yearswebothfeltthata meetingfrompersontopersonwouldbenice. So, whenIhadtobein Italyforbusiness reasons itwas aperfectoccasion tomeeteachother. The train brought me to Ferdinando in Torino, where he was a managerof the Banca d'Americaed'ltalia.We metfor thefirst time in hishouse wherebothhe and his wife Divareceivedme witha mostwarm welcome.This was thebeginning of alonglasting friendship. In fact my wife and I became regular visitors in Italy and we visited FerdinandoandDiva almosteveryyear.Webecamefriends "forever"and discussednot only malacology but also politics, Italianlife andlife in general. When early retirement fromthebankmadeanew locationpossible, weenjoyed staying in Soiana:picking the grapes(and drinking thewine madefrom them),feeding thechickens, etc. Inthemeantimewebothcollaboratedwithprof.Al.BarashfromTelAviv University aboutIndo-Pacificmigrantswhichwesortedoutfrommaterialhesentus.In thisway sev- eralmigrant species were firstdetectedandpublished byus. Alsoseveralnewmicromol- luscafromtheMediterraneanwere describedand published, ascanbe seenfromthelist of publications. Lifewentonandall ofasudden,in thelaterhalfof2000 itwas foundthatDivasuf- fered from leukemia. Several severe treatments did not really help and we saw the inevitablecoming near. Diva Carrozza died in the beginning of 2004. After her tragic deathitwasevidentthatFerdinandohadlostinterestinlife.Although hetriedtopick-up his malacological work he did not succeed. About a year after his beloved wife, Ferdinandopassedaway himself. ForFerdinandoitwas important that hissuperb collectionofMediterraneanshells shouldremainintactand availableforstudyto allmalacologists, professionals andama- teursalike.Thereforehefinallyarranged thathis collectionshouldgototheMuseoCivico di StoriaNaturale"G. Doria" in Genova. My wifeandI willalways rememberbothfriendsfortheirkindhospitality butabove allfortheirmost valuedfriendship during anappreciable partofourlives.Maythey rest in peace. Alistof publications byFerdinandoCarrozza as (co)author is givenbelow. 8 BASTERIA, Vol. 70,No. 1-3,2006 CARROZZA,R,1975.Microdoride dimalacologiaMediterranea (ContributoPrimo).- Conchiglie11:185-192. CARROZZA, R,1976. Microdoride dimalacologiaMediterranea (ContributoSecondo).- Conchiglie 12:163- 169. CARROZZA, R,1977.MicrodoridedimalacologiaMediterranea (ContributoTerzo).- Conchiglie13:147. CARROZZA,F.,1977.Microdoride dimalacologiaMediterranea (ContributoQuarto).-Conchiglie13:175-179. AARTSEN,J.J.VAN,& F.CARROZZA, 1979.Chrysallidafischeri (Hornung&Mermod,1925):ARed Sea speciesfoundatthe Israeli Mediterranean Coast. - Bollettino Malacologico15:29-30. CARROZZA, F.,1981.Thyasiraallenin.spec. - Bollettino Malacologico17:223-228. AARTSEN,J. J. VAN,& F. CARROZZA, 1982. EuropeanmarineMollusca: Notes onless well-known species. Ill“Crenella” pellucida(Jeffreys, 1859).- Bollettino Malacologico17:281-283. AARTSEN,J. J.VAN,&F. CARROZZA, 1983. Two moreRed Seaspeciesrecorded forthefirsttimefrom theMediterranean coastofIsrael. - Bollettino Malacologico19:37-40. CARROZZA, F., 1983. Microdoride di malacologia Mediterranea (Contributo Quinto). - Bollettino Malacologico19:65-70. CARROZZA,F., 1983.Diplodontabrocchii(Deshayes, 1850).- Bollettino Malacologico19:141-144. AARTSEN,J. J.VAN, & F. CARROZZA, 1984. Europeanmarine Mollusca: Notes onless well-known species.VII.Daroniaexquisita (Jeffreys, 1883).- Bollettino Malacologico19:219-226. CARROZZA,F., 1984.Raphitoma divaen.spec. - Bollettino Malacologico20: 151-154. CARROZZA,F., 1984. Microdoride di malacologiaMediterranea (ContributoSesto)- Bollettino Malaco- logico20: 219-226. AARTSEN,J. J.VAN,&F. CARROZZA, 1987. Nomenclatural notes,2.ThegenusNuculana Link, 1807,in the Mediterranean . - Basteria51:145-146. AARTSEN,J.J.VAN,A.BARASH &F.CARROZZA,1989.Addition totheknowledgeofthe Mediterra- neanMollusca ofIsrael and Sinai.- Bollettino Malacologico25:63-76. AARTSEN,J.J.VAN,F. CARROZZA&G.LINDNER, 1990.Acteocina mucronata(Philippi, 1849),arecent Red Seaimmigrantspeciesinthe EasternMediterranean .- Bollettino Malacologico25: 285-288. WAREN,A., & F. CARROZZA, 1990.Idas ghisottisp.n.,anew mytilid bivalve associated withsunken woodin theMediterranean. - Bollettino Malacologico26:19-24. WAREN,A.,F.CARROZZA& R.ROCCHINI, 1990.Elachisinaversilensis,anewmediterranean speciesof the familyElachisinidae (Prosobranchia:Truncatelloidea).- Bollettino Malacologico26: 335-339. AARTSEN, J. J. VAN, & F. CARROZZA, 1992. Europeanmarine Mollusca: Notes on less well-known species.XIII.MegaxinusunguiculinusPallary, 1904. - La Conchiglia23(263):18-20. CARROZZA,F.,&I.NOFRONI, 1993. Sulla validita specificadi Turbonilla amoena(Monterosato,1878)e sua priorita rispetto a Turbonilla compressa (Jeffreys, 1884) (Heterostropha: Pyramidellidae). - Bollettino Malacologico29: 97-101. CARROZZA,F.,1994. Arculussykesi (Chaster),aleptonaceanbivalve living onatanaid Crustacea inthe Gulf ofGenova. - Bollettino Malacologico29: 303-306. AARTSEN, J. J. VAN, & F. CARROZZA, 1996. Emarginuladivae nov.spec., a new speciesfrom the Mediterranean coastofIsrael.- Bollettino Malacologico31: 133-136. AARTSEN, J. J. VAN, & F. CARROZZA, 1997. On “Lasaea” pumila and two new bivalves from the Europeanwaters.- La Conchiglia29(285):28-34. CARROZZA, F.,1997.Description oftwo species ofHyalogirinidae(Gastropoda,Heterobranchia)from the Mediterranean. - Bollettino Malacologico32:57-66. AARTSEN, J.J.VAN,F. CARROZZA& H.P.M.G.MENKHORST ,1998. Tornus mienisi,anew speciesof Tornusfromthe EasternMediterranean (Mollusca:Prosobranchia).- Bollettino Malacologico33:135- 138. CARROZZA, F.,& J.J.VAN AARTSEN, 2001. Skenea divae sp.nov., anewskeneimorphgastropodfrom theMediterranean.—LaConchiglia32(297):37,38. CARROZZA,F.,& J.J.VANAARTSEN,2004. ThraciagracilisJeffreys, 1865,newforthe Mediterranean. - La Conchiglia36(311):33-35.