Megalena crassa | |
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Scientific classification | |
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(unranked): | clade
Heterobranchia
clade
Euthyneura |
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Genus: | Megalena Hausdorf, 1999
[1]
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Species: | M. crassa
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Binomial name | |
Megalena crassa | |
Synonyms | |
Megalena crassa, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Enidae.
Megalena is a monotypic genus, i.e. it contains only one species, Megalena crassa and therefore this species is also the type species. [1]
The generic name is composed from the prefix mega-, which means "large" from the ancient Greek language, and from the suffix -ena, for which the etymological origin is unknown. [1]
Specimens of this species are stored in collections in Europe: Germany ( Senckenberg Museum, Institute of Zoology and Museum of Zoology of University of Hamburg), Poland (Institute of Zoology of Polish Academy of Sciences in Warszawa) and in the Netherlands. [1]
This species is known only from a few individuals which were found in northwestern Turkey. [1]
The shell is oval and elongated. The height of the shell is from 23.9 mm to 28.7 mm.
Megalena crassa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
(unranked): | clade
Heterobranchia
clade
Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | |
Family: | |
Subfamily: | |
Tribe: | |
Genus: | Megalena Hausdorf, 1999
[1]
|
Species: | M. crassa
|
Binomial name | |
Megalena crassa | |
Synonyms | |
Megalena crassa, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Enidae.
Megalena is a monotypic genus, i.e. it contains only one species, Megalena crassa and therefore this species is also the type species. [1]
The generic name is composed from the prefix mega-, which means "large" from the ancient Greek language, and from the suffix -ena, for which the etymological origin is unknown. [1]
Specimens of this species are stored in collections in Europe: Germany ( Senckenberg Museum, Institute of Zoology and Museum of Zoology of University of Hamburg), Poland (Institute of Zoology of Polish Academy of Sciences in Warszawa) and in the Netherlands. [1]
This species is known only from a few individuals which were found in northwestern Turkey. [1]
The shell is oval and elongated. The height of the shell is from 23.9 mm to 28.7 mm.