Macrocyclis
| Macrocyclis | |
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| A live and active individual of Macrocyclis peruvianus. The shell has a diameter of ca. 5–6 cm. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Acavoidea |
| Family: | Macrocyclidae |
| Genus: | Macrocyclis Lamarck, 1822 |
| Species | |
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Macrocyclis peruvianus | |
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.[1] The single living species in this genus is Macrocyclis peruvianus.
Distribution
Macrocyclis peruvianus is endemic to Chile and adjacent parts of Argentina.[1] 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.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 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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