Megalobulimus gummatus

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Megalobulimus gummatus
Five views of a shell of M. gummatus
A live specimen of M. gummatus from Rio de Janeiro
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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  • Strophocheilus (Megalobulimus) terrestris gummatus (Hidalgo, 1870) (superseded rank and combination)

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

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]

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