Borlumastus gen. nov. is described as a new genus of the family Enidae and compared conchologically and as regards the genitalia with similar genera. The new genus is characterized by an elongated shell with only a palatal tooth in its aperture, an S-shaped penile verge, longitudinal folds covering the inside walls of the penis and by the lack of a penile appendix. The only species included in the new genus is Borlumastus yildirimi (Schütt), known from the Province of Isparta, Turkey.

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Aydin Örstan, & M. Zeki Yildirim. (2004). Borlumastus gen. nov. (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Enidae), a new land snail genus from Turkey. Basteria, 68(4/6), 125–129.