Habeastrum is a genus of minute diplommatinid pulmonate gastropods, endemic to limestone caves in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. It is represented by two sympatric species, Habeastrum omphalium and Habeastrum parafusum.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Cyclophoroidea |
| Family: | Diplommatinidae |
| Genus: | Habeastrum Luiz Simone, 2019 |
This genus has thus far been recorded only from dry material at the type locality of Gruta Pitangueiras (21°06’37”S 56°34’52”W), Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
The genus name Habeastrum is derived from the Brazilian diplommatinid genus Habeas, subjected to a diminutive Latin suffix, as a reference to the comparative dimensions of the new genus.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Habeastrum Simone, 2019". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Simone, Luiz (2019-01-06). "The new genus Habeastrum, with two new species (Gastropoda, Diplommatinidae) in Mato Grosso do Sul caves, Brazil". Zootaxa. 4543 (2): 287–290. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4543.2.7. PMID 30647307.
- ^ Simone, Luiz (2013-11-01). "Habeas, a new genus of Diplommatinidae from central Bahia, Brazil (Caenogastropoda), with description of three new species". Journal of Conchology. 41: 519–525.