Megalophaedusa martensi explained

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 is the largest species in the family Clausiliidae, worldwide. The species is oviparous.^[1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Japan.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Mamos, Tomasz; Uit de Weerd, Dennis; Oheimb, Parm Viktor von; Sulikowska-Drozd, Anna (2021). "Evolution of reproductive strategies in the species-rich land snail subfamily Phaedusinae (Stylommatophora: Clausiliidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 158: 107060., .
2. Megalophaedusa martensi . Japanese Red Data Book. Accessed 24 November 2009