Megalena
Species of gastropod
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Megalena crassa, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Enidae.
| Megalena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Enidae |
| Subfamily: | Eninae |
| Tribe: | Enini |
| Genus: | Megalena Hausdorf, 1999[1] |
| Species: | M. crassa |
| Binomial name | |
| Megalena crassa | |
| Synonyms | |
Megalena is a monotypic genus, i.e. it contains only one species, Megalena crassa and therefore this species is also the type species.[1]
The generic name is composed from the prefix mega-, which means "large" from the ancient Greek language, and from the suffix -ena, for which the etymological origin is unknown.[1]
Specimens of this species are stored in collections in Europe: Germany (Senckenberg Museum, Institute of Zoology and Museum of Zoology of University of Hamburg), Poland (Institute of Zoology of Polish Academy of Sciences in Warszawa) and in the Netherlands.[1]
Distribution
Description
The shell is oval and elongated. The height of the shell is from 23.9 mm to 28.7 mm.