Some new Bythinella spp. from southern Greece (Gastropoda: Bythinellidae) Author Glöer, Peter Schulstrasse 3, D- 25491 Hetlingen, Germany; e-mail: gloeer @ malaco. de Author Hirschfelder, Hans-Jürgen Schützenstr. 2, D- 93309 Kelheim, Germany; e-mail: hja @ hirschfelder-kelheim. de text Ecologica Montenegrina 2020 2020-04-14 30 60 67 http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2020.30.5 journal article 10.37828/em.2020.30.5 2336-9744 13231395 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2062AA44-F3E4-4813-90FB-BB88271CC666 Bythinella taygetensis n. sp. [ fig. 2.3 ] Type locality: Greece , Laconia , eastern slope of Taygetos Mountains , Anavriti , spring at the southern edge of the village, N 37°01'48.1" / E 22°22'10.8" , 890 m a.s.l. , 15.04.2018 , leg. Hans-Jürgen Hirschfelder. Type Material: Holotype ( ZMH 140680 ): Shell height 2.8 mm , shell width 1.6 mm . Paratypes from type locality: ZMH (140681/1), coll. Hirschfelder ( 5 adult , 1 subadult ) . Etymology: The new species is named after the Taygetos Mountains. Description: Shell: The shell is elongated cylindrical. The 4.5-5 whorls are slightly convex with a clear suture. The body whorl takes about 0.7 of shell height. The aperture is ovate, angled at the top, with a sharp peristome which has a brown border. The umbilicus is closed. The shell is 2.4-2.9 mm high and 1.4-1.6 mm broad. Differentiating characters : The new species is similar in general shape to B. liandinaensis Glöer & Reuselaars, 2020 , which occurs only 15 km south, but the shell is less slender, the apex is broader and the umbilicus is closed in most specimens. Distribution: Only known from type locality on the eastern slope of Taygetos Mountains.