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Published in 1974, this monograph is the result of extension. Demand n°8396/10098 of the 24-05-1960
over one decade of researches. It concerns 356 n°440 (Figs. 21-24) .
species and/or subspecies of molluscs coming from
the Pliocene deposits of Umbria and, partially, of 1961 - On demand of the Genio Civile office of Sassari:
Tuscany. It is a complete monographic work in consolidation of the build-up area of Esporlato (Sassari).
which for every species the following items are pro- Demand n°5793 of the 24-04-1961 n°503 (Fig. 25).
vided: taxonomy, synonymy, description and discus-
sion of the distinctive characters (with information 1961. On demand of the Genio Civile office of Reggio
about the number of collected specimens, their di- Calabria: study on the consolidation of the build-up areas
mensions and indication of the layers of origin), of Plaesano - Feroleto della Chiesa (Reggio Calabria).
chronological and geographical distribution, ecology, Demand n°2107 of the 20-6-1961 n° 518 (Fig. 26).
and, finally, some general considerations. For some
species, considered more meaningful, the variation 1961 - On demand of the Provveditorato Opere Pub-
of their geographical distribution is reported for the liche of Cagliari: study of the landslides near Esterzilli
different periods of Cenozoic Era, sometimes up to (Cagliari). Demand n°8173 of the 12-07-1961 n° 537
the present day. Those variations are shown through (Fig. 27).
geographical maps (24 in total), with the intent to
evidence the dispersion areas of the different spe- 1961 - On demand of the Ministero del Lavori Pubblici:
cies through different times. Moreover, a scheme study for the application n°5972 of the 28-08-1961 con-
with the distribution of the forms described in the Eu- solidation of the build-up area of Aggius (Sassari) n° 543.
ropean basins (North Sea, European Atlantic and
Mediterranean) and northern Africa (African Atlantic) 1962 - On demand of the Genio Civile office of Reggio
from the Cenozoic to the present is also provided. Calabria: study for the consolidation of the build-up areas
The value of this monograph is completed by the of Campoli and Agromastelli near Caulonia (Reggio Ca-
presence of 32 photographic black and white tables. labria). Demand n°826 of the 26-2-1962 n° (Fig. 28).

5.2 Technical-administrative tasks
5. OTHER TASKS Among the many activities carried out by A. Mala-
testa within the Geological Survey of Italy, the following
5.1 Applied geology consultancy are worth to be mentioned:
Beyond the compilation of the Geological Map of a) Member of the Editorial Board of the Bollettino del
Italy scale 1:100.000, one of the main task of the Geo- Servizio Geologico d’Italia from 1968 (Fig. 29);
logical Survey of Italy was to provide geological support b) Member of the Italian Stratigraphy Committee from
to Public Administrations and the public and private cor- 1969 (Fig. 30);
porate bodies to solve problems related to the stability c) Following the voluntary resignation of the General
of the inhabited areas, road constructions, etc. The as- Manager of the Geological Survey of Italy Attilio Mo-
sistance of the Geological Survey was asked not only by retti and before the nomination of Alfredo Jacobacci,
the Ministero dei Lavori Pubblici, but also by the Cassa at the end of his career in the Geological Survey A.
del Mezzogiorno, Province Administrations, the Genio Malatesta was deputy General Manager of the Geo-
Civile etc. It must be underlined that, along the years, logical Survey of Italy for a brief period.
the request for the investigations on landslides became
more and more frequent, as soon as the public interest
moved towards areas not previously urbanized (urbanis- ACKNOWEDGMENTS
tic and road expansion, construction of aqueducts, etc.).
From this perspective it is easy to understand why, al- We wish to thank our friend and colleague Gabriel-
though A. Malatesta was not assigned to the applied la Pesci for her support and expertise in the English
geology sector, he was requested to give also applied translation of this paper.
geology consultancies.
Examining the registers currently in the archive of
the Department of Land Defence - Service of Applied REFERENCES
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documents from which it results that A. Malatesta gave di un centro di documentazione geologica del terri-
the following consultancies in the years 1950-1965:
1955 - On demand of the Ministero dei Lavori Pubblici: torio nazionale - Progetto Geodoc - Le collezioni
Study on the landslides in the Naso area (Messina). Paleontologiche, 1-20. Inedito, Servizio Geologico
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Demand n°1126 of the 01-03-1955 (Fig. 19). ANGELELLI F. (1995) - Peculiar sensorimotor characters
inferred from an endocranial cast of Nesolutra ich-
1958 - On demand of the Catanzaro Province: Study on
the consolidation of the build-up area of the Scaglio and nusae Malatesta, an endemic pleistocene otter
from Sardinia. Geol. Romana, 31, pp.15-20.
Canali neighbourhoods (CZ). Demand n°2812 of the 23- ANGELELLI F. (2006) - Il museo virtuale delle Collezioni
12-1958 (Fig. 20).
geologiche e storiche di APAT: Le Collezioni pale-
1960 - On demand of the Genio Civile office of Avellino: ontologiche- Giornate di Paleontologia 2006 - So-
study for the consolidation of the build-up areas of Mon- cietà Paleontologica Italiana Trieste, 8-11/06/
tecalvo and Bisaccia (Avellino). Proposal of perimetrical 2006, Abstracts, p. 34.