Megalobulimus jaguarunensis

Megalobulimus jaguarunensis is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Strophocheilidae. This species was described from archaeological shell mounds (Figueirinha II circa 3,549 - 3,822 years CAL BP and Jabuticabeira II circa 1,180 - 3,200 years CAL BP ), known as sambaquis, located in the city of Jaguaruna, Santa Catarina, southern Brazil.[1]

Megalobulimus jaguarunensis
Apertural view of an empty shell of Megalobulimus jaguarunensis
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Megalobuliminae
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M. jaguarunensis
Binomial name
Megalobulimus jaguarunensis
Fontenelle, Cavallari & Simone, 2014

References

  1. Fontenelle, J. H.; Cavallari, D.C.; Simone, L.R.L. "A new species of Megalobulimus (Gastropoda, Strophocheilidae) from Brazilian shell mounds" (PDF). Strombus. 21 (1–2): 30–37. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02.


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