Rossana Sanfilippo is professor at the University of Catania. Research interests: Systematics and ecology of Serpulids, Sabellarids, and Molluscs; Palaeoecology and (Palaeo)biodiversity of benthic communities; Submarine cave associations; Marine bioconstructions; Coralligenous; Taphonomy; Palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic reconstructions.