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First report of Eucalodiidae in Brazil (Stylommatophora: Urocoptoidea), with the description of a new genus and species

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park (PETAR) in São Paulo state, southeast Brazil, is renowned for its numerous caves hosting diverse molluscan fauna, including many endemic and cavernicolous species. Collection efforts at PETAR have uncovered a unique terrestrial gastropod from one of these caves. This land snail, exhibiting striking shell morphology, has led to the present description of a new genus and species, Caerbannogia calida gen. et sp. nov. Its conchological features, particularly the internal structure of the columella, suggest a classification within Eucalodiidae (Urocoptoidea). Although this superfamily is predominantly distributed in the Caribbean, a few modern and fossil species deemed to belong to it have been identified in Brazil. This discovery marks the first record of the family Eucalodiidae in Brazil.

Source: Journal of conchology

DOI: 10.61733/jconch/4549

Authors: Rodrigo B. Salvador, Laura Ferreira-Santos, Daniel C. Cavallari, Maria E. Bichuette

Institutions: University of Helsinki, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo

Language: English

Topic: Mollusks and Parasites Studies

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade

OpenAlex ID: W4410716772

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