Cave-dwelling snail discovered in Greece, named after Hermes and the nymph who nurtured him

A team of researchers from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens has discovered a completely new genus and species of subterranean freshwater snail in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece.

The species, Cyllena hermes, is a small, unpigmented, eyeless aquatic snail fully adapted to life underground. ...