New stygobiont genus and new species (Gastropoda, Hydrobiidae) from the Rif (Morocco)

Abstract

Stygobiont valvatoid hydrobiids living in the groundwater were collected from a survey in the wells in the Rif region, in northern Morocco. The description of the shells, the male and the female genitalia revealed a character combination for a new genus, Rifia n.gen. The map of the distribution is given