Macrocyclis

Macrocyclis
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

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

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