Because of its peculiar shell sculpture, with a periostracal spine on each of its many ribs, Schileykula aculeata spec, nov., described in the present paper, can easily be recognized. The species is classified with Schileykula after characters of the genitalia.

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Gittenberger, E., & Menkhorst, H. P. M. G. (1993). Schileykula aculeata spec. nov., a conspicuous species from Turkey with spiny ribs on its shell (Mollusca: Gastropoda Pulmonata: Orculidae). Zoologische Mededelingen, 67(23), 341–343.