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The Shellowship of the Ring: Two new snail species named after Tolkien characters

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Researchers have named two newly discovered freshwater snail species from Brazil after characters from The Lord of the Rings .

The snails were discovered in a single limestone cave in the Serra do Ramalho karst area of Bahia state, northeastern Brazil .

The gastropods belong to the family Tomichiidae , a group previously known for inhabiting surface freshwater environments.

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