title: New genus Arxellia with new species of Solariellidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Western Australia, Vanuatu and Tonga.
abstract: A new genus, Arxellia, is described in the family Solariellidae. Nine species are referred to this taxon, eight of which are new and are described in this paper (Arxellia trochos n. sp., Arxellia boucheti n. sp., Arxellia herosae n. sp., Arxellia helicoides n. sp., Arxellia tracheia n. sp., Arxellia thaumasta n. sp., Arxellia maestratii n. sp. and Arxellia erythrea n. sp.). The previously described species Bathymophila tenorioi Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 is reassigned to Arxellia.
authors.affiliation: Scientific Collaborator, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, Rue de Hermalle, 113, B-4680 Oupeye, Belgium.; Email: vilvens.claude@skynet.be.
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vilvens
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom.; Email: s.williams@nhm.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Suzanne T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: KwaZulu-Natal Museum, P. Bag 9070, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, South Africa and School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 3206, South Africa.; Email: dherbert@nmsa.org.za.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Herbert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049851:Gastropoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D010139:Pacific Islands; D010679:Philippines; D014904:Western Australia