Micro snail species discovered in Meghalaya’s Mawsmai cave

Micro snail species discovered in Meghalaya’s Mawsmai cave

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: October 23 2021

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  • A new species of micro snail has been discovered deep inside a limestone cave in Mawsmai Village, Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills area. The scientists who found the species on October 21, 2021, shared the news.
  • The newly discovered snails, dubbed 'Georissa Mawsmaiensis' by scientists, are so little that an adult measures less than 2 millimetres in length.
  • NA Aravind and Nipu Kumar Das of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) in Bangalore made the latest discovery.

Important Facts 

About Khasi Hills 

  • The Khasi Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi-Jaintia range and connects with the Purvanchal Range and larger Patkai Range further east.
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