Megalobulimus parafragilior

Megalobulimus parafragilior is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Strophocheilidae.

Megalobulimus parafragilior
Megalobulimus parafragilior
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Acavoidea
Family:
Strophocheilidae
Subfamily:
Megalobuliminae
Genus:
Megalobulimus
Species:
M. parafragilior
Binomial name
Megalobulimus parafragilior
Leme & Indrusiak, 1990[2]

It is endemic to Brazil and has been found in São Paulo[2] and Paraná[3] states.

References
  1. Mansur M. C. D. (1996). Megalobulimus parafragilior. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
  2. Leme J. L. M. & Indrusiak L. F. (1990). "Megalobulimus parafragilior sp. n., uma nova espécie de Pulmonata terrestre da Serra do Mar (Gastropoda, Megalobulimidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 37(5): 97-105.
  3. Agudo-Padrôn A. I. (2005). Recent Terrestrial and Freshwater Molluscs of Paraná State, PR, Southern Brazil Region: A Comprehensive Synthesis and Check List. Downloaded on 26 July 2010.


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