Harzhauseria, Neubauer & Wesselingh, 2023

Neubauer, Thomas A. & Wesselingh, Frank P., 2023, The Early Pleistocene freshwater mollusks of the Denizli Basin (Turkey): a new long-lived lake fauna at the crossroads of Pontocaspian and Aegean-Anatolian realms, Zitteliana 97, pp. 53-88 : 53

Genus Harzhauseria gen. nov.

Type species.

Harzhauseria schizopleura gen. et sp. nov.; designated herewith.

Etymology.

Named in honor of Mathias Harzhauser for his many contributions on fossil Mollusca, pan-Tethyan biogeography, and a long friendship.

Diagnosis.

As for the type species (so far only the type species is known).

Description.

As for the type species.

Remarks.

The shell shape, convex whorls, and round, large aperture remind of species of Ecrobia , such as the co-occurring Ecrobia sp. The presence of ribs, however, makes the species unique and clearly distinguishes it from any other known species or genus of Hydrobiinae (or other Hydrobiidae for that matter).