Megalobulimus ovatus

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Megalobulimus ovatus
Strophocheilidae - Megalobulimus ovatus.JPG
Shell of Megalobulimus ovatus on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Strophocheilidae
Genus: Megalobulimus
Species:
M. ovatus
Binomial name
Megalobulimus ovatus
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Helix ovataO. F. Müller, 1774 (basionym)
  • Bulimus ovatus(O. F. Müller, 1774)
  • Strophocheilus ovatus(O. F. Müller, 1774)
  • Helix oviparaSolander, 1786
  • Helix ovalisGmelin, 1790

Megalobulimus ovatus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Strophocheilidae. This species is endemic to Brazil. [1]

Megalobulimus ovatus (O. F. Muller, 1774) or Strophocheilus ovatus in National Museum of Ireland - Natural History Strophocheilus ovatus.jpg
Megalobulimus ovatus (O. F. Müller, 1774) or Strophocheilus ovatus in National Museum of Ireland - Natural History

References

  1. 1 2 "MolluscaBase - Megalobulimus ovatus (O. F. Müller, 1774)". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Salvador, Rodrigo B.; Miranda, Marcel S.; Silva, Fernanda S.; Oliveira, Cléo D. C.; Arruda, Janine O.; Cavallari, Daniel C.; Gomes, Suzete R.; La Pasta, Ariel; Pena, Meire S.; Ovando, Ximena M. C.; Rosa, Rafael M.; Salles, Anna C. A.; Santos, Sonia B.; Simone, Luiz R. L.; Machado, Fabrizio M. (2024). "Checklist of the terrestrial gastropods of Brazil". Journal of Conchology. 45 (2): 142–185. doi:10.61733/jconch/4516.
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