Fessia, Glöer & Mabrouki & Taybi, 2020
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.37828/em.2020.30.12 |
publication LSID |
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9C733433-9E65-4D7D-A969-4A3DFA20D43D |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13231305 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/552DBF7B-FCB1-48F8-934B-B5D5704D913E |
taxon LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:act:552DBF7B-FCB1-48F8-934B-B5D5704D913E |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Fessia |
status |
gen. nov. |
Fessia View in CoL n. gen.
https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:552DBF7B-FCB1-48F8-934B-B5D5704D913E
Type species: Fessia aouintii View in CoL n. sp.
Description. Shell: The tiny shell is valvatoid, thin and translucent, the umbilicus is wide. The penis is flat, relatively thick at the basis with a small bulge and tapered at the distal end.
Differential Diagnosis: From Islamia the new genus can be distinguished by the penis, which is in Islamia bilobed.
Etymology: Named after the prefecture of Fez where the species has been collected.
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.