Record of a new species of Obornella Cox 1959 (Gastropoda) from the Tithonian of Kutch, western India

Obornella Cox 1959, is an extremely depressed genus of the family Pleurotomariidae. It first appeared during Toarcian in France and continued up to the Tithonian. Obornella is a Tethyan genus restricted only to western Europe except previous reports of migration of a species to Kutch during the Late Bathonian. The present find describes a new species of Obornella, i.e., Obornella lakhaparensis from immediately below the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary in Kutch. The present species is quite distinct from other Obornella species and has many novelties. A detailed systematic description is provided.