2009Iheringia Série ZoologiaOpen access

Macrocyclis peruvianus (Gastropoda, Acavidae), an endemic land snail from Chile

Leticia Francisca da Silva, José Willibaldo Thomé

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Macrocyclis peruvianus (Lamarck, 1822) is a large terrestrial snail which is endemic in Chile. A detailed description of its shell structure, jaw, radula, palial cavity and reproductive system is presented here for the first time.

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Macrocyclis peruvianus (Lamarck, 1822) is a large terrestrial snail which is endemic in Chile. A detailed description of its shell structure, jaw, radula, palial cavity and reproductive system is presented here for the first time.

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Macrocyclis peruvianus (Lamarck, 1822) is a large terrestrial snail which is endemic in Chile. A detailed description of its shell structure, jaw, radula, palial cavity and reproductive system is presented here for the first time.

Key concepts: Land snail, Biology, Gastropoda, Snail, Ecology, Mollusca, Zoology

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