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(Gastropoda, Pulmonata) 1903 (1880 BASTERIA, 70:101-102, 2006 One new name and two new synonyms in Turkish Enidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) E. Gittenberger National Museum of Natural History Naturalis, P.O. Box 9517, NL 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands; [email protected] & H.P.M.G. Menkhorst National Museum of Natural History Naturalis, P.O. Box 9517, NL 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. Three nomenclatorial corrections, as a sequel to Gittenberger & Menkhorst (1991, 1993), are of Buliminus (B.) executed. Because junior homonymy, (B.) corpulentus is replaced by B. corpu- lentior Pene and Turanena considered nom. nov. coluplicatus yusufelensis are now junior syn- of brunneus and T. onyms P. andronakii, respectively. words: Key Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Enidae, Turanena, new synonymy, Buliminus, new name, Turkey. Enidae B.B. Woodward, 1903 (1880) By Opinion 2018 (Case 3192) [Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 60 (March 2003): 63] Buliminidae Kobelt, 1880, is emended to Buliminusidae, and Enidae B.B. Woodward, 1903, is given precedence over BuliminusidaeKobelt, 1880. We follow ICZN Article 40, Recommendation40A, in citing the date of the replaced family name in parentheses after the valid family name with its author and date. BuliminusinaeKobelt, 1880 Buliminus (B.) corpulentior nom. nov. Buliminus Initially we overlooked that (B.) corpulentus E. Gittenberger & Menkhorst, 1991, has to be considered a junior homonym of Buliminus cantori var. corpulenta Gredler, 1884. The former nameis replaced here by Buliminus(B.) corpulentior nom. nov. Pene brunneus (Hesse, 1914) Petraeus kotschyi brunneus P. Hesse, 1914: 67. Ena (Mastus) leprevieri Pallary, 1929: 22. Buliminus (Pene) coluplicatus E. Gittenberger& Menkhorst, 1991: 87. New synonymy. While basing our revision on the excellent monograph of the Turkish Enidae by Forcart (1940), we did not realise that the former territory of Turkey differed from the and dealtwith that present extent ofthat country. Hesse (1914) Pallary (1929) a region was 102 BASTERIA, Vol. 70, No. 4-6, 2006 not covered by Forcart (1940). Thus, the error was completely ours. Turanena andronakii (Lindholm, 1913) Buliminus (Ena) andronakii Lindholm, 1913: 20. Turanena yusufelensis E. Gittenberger & Menkhorst, 1993: 81. ofthe few mentioned,but illustrated, Forcart was One very species not by (1940:131), overlooked, despite the detailed original description in combination with the localities Artvin, situated 45 km NNE. of Yusufeli and Lomaschen (= 5 km E. of Artvin). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS called for We cordially thank the colleagues who generously our attention one or in more of our errors that are corrected this paper. REFERENCES FORCART, L., 1940. Monographie der tiirkischen Enidae (Moll., Pulm.). — Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 51:105- 263. & H.RM.G. 1991. The Turkish Enidae: the Buliminus Beck GITTENBERGER, E., MENKHORST, genus (Gastropoda Pulmonata: Pupillacea). — Basteria 55: 73-88. GITTENBERGER, E., & H.RM.G. MENKHORST, 1993. Die tiirkischen Enidae: die Gattung Turanena Lindholm (Pulmonata:Pupillacea). — Archiv fur Molluskenkunde 122: 71-87. HESSE, P., 1914. Zur Kenntnis der Molluskenfauna vonOstrumelien. Ill . — Nachrichtsblatt der deut- schen malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 46: 49-58. LINDHOLM, W.A., 1913. Beschreibung neuer Arten und Formen aus dem Kaukasus-Gebiete. — Nachrichtsblatt der deutschen malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 45: 17-23. PALLARY, P., 1929. Premiere addition a la faune malacologique de la Syrie. — Memoires presentes a et 12:1-43. l'lnstitut d'Egypte publies ....
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