Macrocyclis
Macrocyclis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Macrocyclidae. Macrocyclis is a monotypic genus, i.e. a genus that contains only one species.[2] The single living species in this genus is Macrocyclis peruvianus (Lamarck, 1822).
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Macrocyclis peruvianus (Lamarck, 1822) | |
Distribution
Macrocyclis peruvianus is endemic to Chile and adjacent parts of Argentina.[2] In Chile this is the largest species of land snail and it is found between the latitudes of 35° and 45° S, especially in the coastal regions, and in the Andean valleys.[2]
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References
- Beck, H. (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. p. 24.
- da Silva, Leticia F.; Thomé, José W. (2009), "Macrocyclis peruvianus (Gastropoda, Acavidae), an endemic land snail from Chile", Iheringia. Série Zoologia, 99 (2): 125–128
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