Abstract
The examination of five specimens of a turrid species from various Caribbean locations led us to the recognition of a new species and genus. Although the group of turriform gastropods comprise already about 340 valid genera and subgenera (Taylor et al. 1993) we have not been able to find a genus that, even in a very broad sense, could accommodate the new species. Therefore, we propose the new genus Bathyferula.
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