Megalophaedusa is a
genus of medium-sized air-breathing
land snail
A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...
s,
terrestrial pulmonate
Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the family
Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a
clausilium.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Megalophaedusa O. Boettger, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996166 on 2022-07-03]
This genus occurs in Japan.
Species
Species within the genus ''Megalophaedusa'' include
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Megalophaedusa concrescens''
(Pilsbry 1905)
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Megalophaedusa hickanis mikawa''
Pilsbry 1905
* ''
Megalophaedusa hiraseana''
(Pilsbry 1901)
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Megalophaedusa martensi
''Megalophaedusa martensi'' is a species of medium-sized air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.
Description
''Megalophaedusa martensi'' ...
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(Von Martens 1860)
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Megalophaedusa martensi tinctilabris
Megalophaedusa is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBa ...
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(Pilsbry 1902)
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Megalophaedusa spelaeonis
''Megalophaedusa spelaeonis'', in Japanese: , is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, Terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium. MolluscaBase ...
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(Kuroda & Minato, 1975)
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Megalophaedusa vasta
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. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Megalophaedusa ...
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Boettger 1877
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Megalophaedusa yokohamensis''
(Crosse 1876)
References
Nomenclator Zoologicus info
Clausiliidae
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