Introducing Animals

Clearly new snail

Croatia’s deepest cave system is home to a tiny, translucent resident

DEEP DOWN A tiny, translucent snail lives in Croatia’s deepest cave system.

D. Bakšić, Croatian Speleological Server 2010

By Allison Bohac

- More than 2 years ago

Croatia’s deepest cave system is home to a tiny, translucent resident. The newly named Zospeum tholussum belongs to a group of terrestrial snails found in wet subterranean habitats.