Minute snail species found
Angustopila dominikae, whose shell measures 0.86mm, is possibly the world’s smallest land snail.
It was one of seven “microsnail” species found at the base of limestone rocks in Guangxi province, southern China.
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SUBSCRIBEAngustopila dominikae, whose shell measures 0.86mm, is possibly the world’s smallest land snail.
It was one of seven “microsnail” species found at the base of limestone rocks in Guangxi province, southern China.
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