New Bythinella (Gastropoda, Bythinellidae) species from western Turkey

By

Yıldırım, Mehmet Zeki
Kebapçi, Ümit
Bahadır Koca, Seval
Yüce, Arzu

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

481

Pages

1-13

Subjects

Bythinella , freshwater , new species , springs , Turkey

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.481.8225

 

Abstract

Bythinella anatolica sp. n., Bythinella istanbulensis sp. n., Bythinella magdalenae sp. n., and Bythinella wilkei sp. n. from western Turkey are described herein. Illustrations of the shell and genitalia of the newly described taxa, together with comparisons with previously known Bythinella taxa and a key to the species from western Turkey, are also provided.