Megalobulimus gummatus

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Megalobulimus gummatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Strophocheilidae
Genus: Megalobulimus
Species:
M. gummatus
Binomial name
Megalobulimus gummatus
(Hidalgo, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Bulimus gummatusHidalgo, 1870 (basionym)
  • Strophocheilus (Megalobulimus) terrestris gummatus(Hidalgo, 1870) (superseded rank and combination)

Megalobulimus gummatus is a species of snail in the family Strophocheilidae found in Brazil. [1]

It was originally described from Rio de Janeiro in 1870 as Builimus gummatus. [2] Shells are usually around 110 mm long and 70 mm wide. [3]

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References

  1. "Megalobulimus gummatus (Hidalgo, 1870)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  2. "Molluscabase - Megalobulimus gummatus (Hidalgo, 1870)". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  3. Fontenelle, José Heitzmann; Simone, Luiz Ricardo L.; Cavallari, Daniel Caracanhas (2021-05-31). "Megalobulimus dryades, a new species from the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil, and redescription of Megalobulimus gummatus (Gastropoda: Strophocheilidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 61: e20216144. doi:10.11606/1807-0205/2021.61.44. ISSN   0031-1049.