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 35º and 45º S, especially in the coastal regions, and in the Andean valleys.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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