Megalobulimus genus of air-breathing land snail , a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Megalobuliminae within the family Strophocheilidae (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Megalobulimus is the type genus of the subfamily Megalobuliminae.
Species within the genus Megalobulimus include (all species from Brazil are listed):
Megalobulimus abbreviatus (Bequaert, 1948)Megalobulimus albescens (Bequaert, 1948)Megalobulimus albus (Bland & Binney, 1872)Megalobulimus amandus Simone, 2012Megalobulimus arapotiensis Lange-de-Morretes, 1952Megalobulimus auritus (Sowerby, 1838)Megalobulimus bereniceae (Lange-de-Morretes, 1952)Megalobulimus bertae Lange-de-Morretes, 1952Megalobulimus bronni (Pfeiffer, 1847)Megalobulimus capillaceus (Pfeiffer, 1855)Megalobulimus cardosoi (Lange-de-Morretes, 1952)Megalobulimus chionostoma (Mörch, 1852)Megalobulimus conicus (Bequaert, 1948)Megalobulimus elongatus (Bequaert, 1948)Megalobulimus foreli (Bequaert, 1948)Megalobulimus fragilion (Ihering, 1901)Megalobulimus garbeanus (Leme, 1964)Megalobulimus globosus (Martens, 1876)Megalobulimus grandis (Martens, 1885)Megalobulimus granulosus (Rang, 1831)Megalobulimus gummatus (Hidalgo, 1870)Megalobulimus haemastomus (Scopoli, 1786)Megalobulimus hector (Pfeiffer, 1857)Megalobulimus intertextus (Pilsbry, 1895)Megalobulimus jaguarunensis Fontenelle, Cavallari & Simone, 2014Megalobulimus klappenbachi (Leme, 1964)Megalobulimus leonardosi (Lange-de-Morretes, 1952)Megalobulimus lopesi Leme, 1989Megalobulimus maximus (Sowerby, 1825)Megalobulimus mogianensis Simone & Leme, 1998Megalobulimus musculus (Bequaert, 1948)Megalobulimus nodai Lange-de-Morretes, 1952Megalobulimus oblongus (Müller, 1774)Megalobulimus oliveirai (Bequaert, 1948)Megalobulimus oosomus (Pilsbry, 1895)Megalobulimus ovatus (Müller, 1774)Megalobulimus parafragilior Leme & Indrusiak, 1990Megalobulimus paranaguensis (Pilsbry & Ihering, 1900)Megalobulimus pergranulatus (Pilsbry, 1901)Megalobulimus pintoi Lange-de-Morretes, 1952Megalobulimus popelairianus (Nyst, 1845) - synonym: Strophocheilus popelairianus Megalobulimus proclivis (Martens, 1888)Megalobulimus pygmaeus (Bequaert, 1948)Megalobulimus riopretensis Simone & Leme, 1998Megalobulimus rolandianus Lange-de-Morretes, 1952Megalobulimus sanctipauli (Ihering & Pilsbry, 1900)Megalobulimus terrestris (Spix, 1827)Megalobulimus torii Lange-de-Morretes, 1937Megalobulimus valenciennesii (Pfeiffer, 1842)Megalobulimus vestitus (Pilsbry, 1926)Megalobulimus wohlersi Lange-de-Morretes, 1952Megalobulimus yporanganus (Ihering & Pilsbry, 1901)
Shells of terrestrial snails, mainly of the genus Megalobulimus , are found in fluvial shellmound (called sambaqui in Brazil) on the Capelinha archaeological site from paleoamerican culture of early Holocene .
The shell of Megalobulimus sp. (local name: "churito") is used in the traditional ethnomedicine of Northwest Argentina when babies are hyperactive and cannot sleep well, then it is advised to put a shell under a pillow.
