A new genus and species of springsnails (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from Northeastern Iran with some new records of freshwater gastropods Author Pešić, Vladimir Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put b. b., 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro. E-mail: vladopesic @ gmail. com, https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9724 - 345 X Author Glöer, Peter Schulstrasse 3, D- 25491 Hetlingen, Germany. E-mail: gloeer @ malaco. de text Ecologica Montenegrina 2023 2023-07-18 64 191 196 http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2023.64.3 journal article 10.37828/em.2023.64.3 2336-9744 13245975 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5475B45A-DA8E-4C62-AAF8-10DC53C302A8 Genus Khayajehia n. gen. https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 2D19D54B-435B-4C12-92ED-56D085855B99 Diagnosis — The shell is conical globular with a prominent body whorl. The penis rectangular at the proximal half and thin and slender at the distal half. Type species — Khayajehia dianae n. sp. Etymology — Named after the Haq-ol-Khayajeh village where the type species was collected. Differentiating diagnosis — The unique morphology of the penis (broad and rectangular in proximal part and elongated and slender in distal part) is characteristic for the new genus, not known from any other hydrobiid genus.