Megalobulimus jaguarunensis explained

Megalobulimus jaguarunensis is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Strophocheilidae. This species was described from archaeological shell mounds (Figueirinha II circa 3,549 - 3,822 years CAL BP and Jabuticabeira II circa 1,180 - 3,200 years CAL BP), known as sambaquis, located in the city of Jaguaruna, Santa Catarina, southern Brazil.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Fontenelle . J. H. . Cavallari . D.C. . Simone . L.R.L. . A new species of Megalobulimus (Gastropoda, Strophocheilidae) from Brazilian shell mounds . Strombus . 21 . 1–2 . 30–37 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143116/http://www.conchasbrasil.org.br/strombus/fillcookie.asp?file=021p30a37.pdf . 2015-04-02 .