Scientists discovered this new species of a peculiar cave-dwelling snail in one of the 20 deepest cave systems in the world, Lukina Jama–Trojama, in Croatia.
The newly discovered species belongs to a genus of minute air-breathing land snails that have lost visual orientation and are considered to be true eutroglobionts, or exclusive cave-dwellers.
Read more: A new beautiful translucent snail from the deepest cave in Croatia
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