Cave Mautodontha Snail (Mautodontha spelunca)
This species was described in 2014 based on at least 405 subfossil shell specimens that were collected from a cave south of the village of Temao near the eastern coast of Makatea in the Tuamotu Archipelago.
The shells are less than 0,5 cm in diameter; they are depressed, white and do not bear any markings. [1]
*********************
References:
[1] André F. Sartori; Olivier Gargominy; Benoît Fontaine: Radiation and decline of endodontid land snails in Makatea, French Polynesia. Zootaxa 3771(1): 1-68. 2014
*********************
edited: 13.03.2021