TREASURE OF RUSSIAN SHELLS, VOL. 8. ELLOBIOIDEI (Cassidulidae, Leucophytiidae, Carychiidae). By Roman Egorov, 2007. 285x205, 2 tabs., 3 plates, 130 b/w figs (drawings and photo), 11 maps, index, 33 pages. In English. ISSN 1025—2517

Representatives of 3 families with 3 genera contained 8 species with one subspecies are known for territory of Russia and adjacent countries (former USSR). As a result of studying of research collection and literature data author supplemented data on ecology and distribution of the representatives of these families, and specified diagnoses and taxonomic position of some rare and little-known species. Anatomical characters of genitalia for some species are given. Systematic position and synonymy for some species was revised. Appendix contains the check-list of fossil forms of Carychiidae from the territory former the USSR. List of bibliography contains 127 references.

List of described and illustrated species:

Ovatella (O.) firminii (Payraudeau, 1826)

Ovatella (Myosotella) myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801)

Leucophytia bidentata (Montagu, 1808)

Carychium (C.) minimum Müller, 1774

Carychium (C.) lederi O. Boettger, 1880

Carychium (Saraphia) t. tridentatum (Risso, 1826)

Carychium (S.) t. elongatum (Villa et Villa, 1841)

Carychium (Carychiella) pessimum Pilsbry, 1901

Carychium (C.) sibiricum Westerlund, 1897

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