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The superfamilies Pupilloidea and Enoidea (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata) in Bhutan
 
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Mollusca, National Biodiversity Center Naturalis/Leiden University, The Netherlands
 
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General Management, National Biodiversity Centre, Serbithang, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan
 
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General Management, Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research, Bumthang, Bhutan
 
 
Submission date: 2021-02-27
 
 
Final revision date: 2021-04-07
 
 
Acceptance date: 2021-04-22
 
 
Online publication date: 2021-05-25
 
 
Publication date: 2021-06-04
 
 
Corresponding author
Edmund Gittenberger   

Mollusca, National Biodiversity Center Naturalis/Leiden University, The Netherlands
 
 
Folia Malacol. 2021;29(2):69-90
 
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The species of two gastropod superfamilies, i.e. Pupilloidea and Enoidea, that have been recorded in Bhutan, are described and illustrated. Five families with ten species in total are dealt with. Three species are described as new to science, viz. Pupisoma (P.) paroense Gittenberger et Leda, n. sp., Pseudonapaeus occibhutanus Gittenberger, Gyeltshen et Sherub, n. sp., and Laevozebrinus parvus Gittenberger, Gyeltshen et Leda, n. sp. Distribution maps are presented for all the species. Some biogeographical considerations are added.
 
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