Megalophaedusa martensi

Megalophaedusa martensi
Megalophaedusa martensi. The individual in the photo has a shell 45.5 mm long and weighs 3.2g with the soft parts intact.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:	Clausilioidea
Family:	Clausiliidae
Genus:	Megalophaedusa
Species:	M. martensi
Binomial name
Megalophaedusa martensi (Martens, 1860)

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

This is the largest species in the family Clausiliidae, worldwide.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Japan.^[1]

References

1. ^ (Japanese) Megalophaedusa martensi. Japanese Red Data Book. Accessed 24 November 2009

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