Abstract

The record of third specimen of the recently described freshwater snail Galba prima Yu, Neubauer et Jochum, 2021 from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber is reported. This specimen shows a significant resemblance to the holotype of the species. Unlike the types of Galba prima, our shell is embedded in the amber piece together with numerous specimens of various minute arthropods. The taxonomic composition of these terrestrial arthropods suggests that these specimens as well as snail inhabited edges of a small fluctuating water body nestled within the tropical forest.

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