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New species of Georissa (Gastropoda: Hydrocenidae) and Acmella (Gastropoda: Assimineidae), with new records of Georissa from Northeast India
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- 1. SM Sehgal Foundation Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Sriramapura, Jakkur PO, Bangalore 560064, India. & Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Udupi 576104, India. & Department of Zoology, Kamrup College, Chamata, Nalbari, 781306, Assam, India.
- 2. SM Sehgal Foundation Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Sriramapura, Jakkur PO, Bangalore 560064, India. & Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Udupi 576104, India. & Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), University Road, Derlakatte, Mangalore 575018, India.
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Das, Nipu Kumar, Aravind, Neelavar Ananthram (2026): New species of Georissa (Gastropoda: Hydrocenidae) and Acmella (Gastropoda: Assimineidae), with new records of Georissa from Northeast India. European Journal of Taxonomy 1060: 1-27, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1060.3284, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3284/14486
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