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Megalophaedusa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Clausiliidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Clausilioidea

Megalophaedusa

Genus
  
Megalophaedusa Boettger, 1877 [1]

Megalophaedusa is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.

This genus occurs in Japan.

Species

Species within the genus Megalophaedusa include: [2]

  • Megalophaedusa concrescens (Pilsbry 1905)
  • Megalophaedusa hickanis mikawa Pilsbry 1905
  • Megalophaedusa hiraseana (Pilsbry 1901)
  • Megalophaedusa martensi (Von Martens 1860)
  • Megalophaedusa martensi tinctilabris (Pilsbry 1902)
  • Megalophaedusa vasta Boettger 1877
  • Megalophaedusa yokohamensis (Crosse 1876)

    • References

    Megalophaedusa Wikipedia
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