Megalobulimus gummatus

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

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  • Strophocheilus (Megalobulimus) terrestris gummatus (Hidalgo, 1870) (superseded rank and combination)

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Megalobulimus gummatus (Hidalgo, 1870)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Molluscabase - Megalobulimus gummatus (Hidalgo, 1870)". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. ^ Fontenelle, José Heitzmann; Simone, Luiz Ricardo L.; Cavallari, Daniel Caracanhas (31 May 2021). "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.
  • Simone, L. R. L. (2006). Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Brazil. Editora Grafíca Bernardi, FAPESP. São Paulo, 390 pp.
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