Bellardiella

Varga, András & Páll-Gergely, Barna, 2017, A review of Bellardiella Tapparone-Canefri, 1883, with descriptions of a new subgenus and two new species (Gastropoda: Cyclophoroidea: Pupinidae), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 65, pp. 386-394 : 392

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4504466
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scientific name	Bellardiella
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Subgenus Szekeresia new subgenus

Type species. Rhaphaulus ceramicus von Martens, 1864 View in CoL .

Diagnosis. Lower end of aperture with umbilical tube, upper edge (palatal-parietal transition) with an angular tube.

Differential diagnosis. This new subgenus differs from the nominotypical subgenus by the presence of a well-developed, short angular tube of the upper edge of the peristome.

Species included. Bellardiella (Szekeresia) ceramica (von Martens 1864) , B. (S.) lissochila Benthem-Jutting, 1963 , and B. (S.) saparuana new species.

Etymology. This new subgenus is dedicated to our friend, the clausiliid specialist Miklós Szekeres.

Distribution. This subgenus is known from Salawati, Ceram and Saparua Islands so far (Maluku Island and West Papua).