Megalobulimus oblongus
Megalobulimus oblongus, also known as Strophocheilus oblongus, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Strophocheilidae.
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| Apertural view of a shell of Megalobulimus oblongus | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Subfamily: | Megalobuliminae |
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| Species: | M. oblongus |
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| Megalobulimus oblongus (Müller, 1774) | |
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Strophocheilus oblongus | |
Distribution
This species occurs in:
- Brazil[1]
- Venezuela (AKA "Guácara") (Also known as "Guácara")[2]
- Barbados and other Lesser Antilles locations
- Uruguay
- Peru
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References
- (in Portuguese) Norma Campos Salgado & Arnaldo C. dos Santos Coelho. 2003. Moluscos terrestres do Brasil (Gastrópodes operculados ou não, exclusive Veronicellidae, Milacidae e Limacidae) Archived October 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Rev. Biol. Trop. 51 (Suppl. 3): 149-189. (with English abstract)
- (in Spanish) Diario La Prensa de Monagas. 08/17/2010. La Guácara en peligro de extinción Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine.Editado por Kenneth Rendón.
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