Alycaeus himalayae

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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.