First report of Eucalodiidae in Brazil (Stylommatophora: Urocoptoidea), with the description of a new genus and species

Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park (PETAR) in São Paulo state, southeast Brazil, is renowned for its numerous caves hosting diverse molluscan fauna, including many endemic and cavernicolous species. Collection efforts at PETAR have uncovered a unique terrestrial gastropod from one of these caves. This land snail, exhibiting striking shell morphology, has led to the present description of a new genus and species, Caerbannogia calida gen. et sp. nov. Its conchological features, particularly the internal structure of the columella, suggest a classification within Eucalodiidae (Urocoptoidea). Although this superfamily is predominantly distributed in the Caribbean, a few modern and fossil species deemed to belong to it have been identified in Brazil. This discovery marks the first record of the family Eucalodiidae in Brazil.