Alycaeus himalayae
7th November, 2023
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Context
- A new snail species, Alycaeus himalayae, has been discovered in Arunachal cave.
Details
- Alycaeus is a genus of small land snails, and members of the family Alycaeidae.
- These are distributed from Southern India to Japan.
- The Himalayan region is one of the centers of their diversity in terms of the number of species and genera.
- This new species differs from all other Himalayan alycaeid species due to its yellowish, conical shell.
- Alycaeus himalayae N. differs from all other Alycaeus species by the characteristic trumpet-like projection on the outer side of the operculum.
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