Description of a new genus and species, Omanimerelina eloiseae (Gastropoda: Rissoidae) from the upwelling zone of Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman

A new genus Omanimerelina n. gen. is described, belonging to the family Rissoidae. It contains the species Omanimerelina eloiseae n. sp. and is described from the upwelling zone in the southern province of Dhofar, Oman. The new genus is compared to the Atlantic genus Manzonia Brusina, 1870 and the West Pacific genus Promerelina Powell, 1926. Promerelina coronata Powell, 1926 seems to be the closest related species