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:
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shells
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Shell with less than
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, tip pointed, spire acuminate. Protoconch bearing series of uniform, delicate axial cords. Shell walls relatively thick. Peristome simple, pink to red.
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Shell up to
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; outline oval; apex acuminate; width ~60 of length, dorso-ventral height ~50% of shell length. Color mostly pale beige in periostracum-lacking specimens (
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); some few specimens with periostracum (
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) somewhat glossy, eroded, presenting mosaic of pale and dark brown bands randomly disposed axially; peristome red to pale pink. Protoconch of ~3 weakly convex whorls, forming a somewhat pointed dome with ~70°; first whorl mostly smooth, opaque, remaining whorls bearing much delicate, uniform, narrow axial cords, ~
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last nepionic whorl (
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); each cord running from suture to suture since second whorl, interval between cords very narrow; limit between protoconch and teleoconch barely clear, orthocline. Teleoconch of 2.2 to 2.5 whorls, first whorl with almost straight profile, last whorl more convex than preceding ones. Spite ~60% of shell length. Sculpture similar to that of protoconch, with cords becoming delicate, but well-marked undulations, ~
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penultimate whorl; ~30% of specimens possessing hammer-like marks in last whorl mid-region (
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) and region preceding peristome. Peristome complete, normally thick (
<figureCitation id="130B6ECA2B14087BFECAFE9968F9FEE5" box="[298,424,312,336]" captionStart="FIGURES 1526" captionStartId="6.[132,222,1724,1743]" captionTargetBox="[132,1266,497,1688]" captionTargetId="figure-99@6.[132,1266,497,1688]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1526: Shell of types and ordinary specimens: 15-20) Anostoma tessa new species; 15) Holotype, apertural view (H 31.1 mm); 16) Same, dorsal view; 17) Same, left view; 18) Same, right view; 19) Same, detail of aperture, apertural-slightly anterior view; 20) Paratype MZSP 103915, apertural view (H 31.1 mm); 21) Rhinus suturalis, MZSP 103924, frontal view (H 23.6 mm); 22-26) Megalobulimus amandus new species; 22) Holotype, apertural view (H 78.9 mm); 23) Same, right view; 24) Same, dorsal view; 25) Paratype MZSP 103919(2), young specimen, apical (larger) and apertural view (H 25.6 mm); 26) Paratype MZSP 103919(1), adult with thin lip, apertural and right views (H 69.8 mm)." pageId="6">Figs. 22, 23</figureCitation>
), glossy, lacking tooth of folds; aperture elliptic, ~54% of shell width, ~50% of shell length. Outer lip simple and rounded. Inner lip feebly concave; no clear separation with callus and parietal region (
<figureCitation id="130B6ECA2B14087BFC9AFF196D50FF65" box="[890,1025,184,208]" captionStart="FIGURES 1526" captionStartId="6.[132,222,1724,1743]" captionTargetBox="[132,1266,497,1688]" captionTargetId="figure-99@6.[132,1266,497,1688]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 1526: Shell of types and ordinary specimens: 15-20) Anostoma tessa new species; 15) Holotype, apertural view (H 31.1 mm); 16) Same, dorsal view; 17) Same, left view; 18) Same, right view; 19) Same, detail of aperture, apertural-slightly anterior view; 20) Paratype MZSP 103915, apertural view (H 31.1 mm); 21) Rhinus suturalis, MZSP 103924, frontal view (H 23.6 mm); 22-26) Megalobulimus amandus new species; 22) Holotype, apertural view (H 78.9 mm); 23) Same, right view; 24) Same, dorsal view; 25) Paratype MZSP 103919(2), young specimen, apical (larger) and apertural view (H 25.6 mm); 26) Paratype MZSP 103919(1), adult with thin lip, apertural and right views (H 69.8 mm)." pageId="6">Figs. 22, 26</figureCitation>
). Umbilicus extremely narrow to absent.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFD2EFEB86AE8FE9A" box="[718,953,280,304]" italics="true" pageId="6">Measurements (in mm):</emphasis>
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: 78.9 by 50.0;
<typeStatus id="548BCCED2B14087BFB5EFEB96BABFEE5" pageId="6" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
<collectionCode id="ED21EA8A2B14087BFCE4FE996A18FEE5" box="[772,841,312,336]" country="Brazil" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/9yp6-zxp9" name="Sao Paulo, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo" pageId="6" type="Museum">MZSP</collectionCode>
103919: (1) 69.8 by 40.2; (2) 25.6 by 17.6.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F724F2B14087BFD2EFE396DD5FE05" blockId="6.[718,1156,408,432]" box="[718,1156,408,432]" pageId="6">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFD2EFE396A01FE05" box="[718,848,408,432]" italics="true" pageId="6">Distribution:</emphasis>
Known only for
<typeStatus id="548BCCED2B14087BFBE1FE396D7CFE05" box="[1025,1069,408,432]" pageId="6">type</typeStatus>
locality.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8F724F2B14087BFF64F91D682FF8FA" blockId="6.[132,1267,1724,1871]" pageId="6">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFF64F91D684CF97A" bold="true" box="[132,285,1724,1743]" pageId="6">FIGURES 1526:</emphasis>
Shell of types and ordinary specimens:
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFD84F91D6BCFF97A" bold="true" box="[612,670,1724,1743]" pageId="6">15-20)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B14087BFD44F91D6A49F97B" authorityName="Simone" authorityYear="2012" box="[676,792,1724,1743]" class="Gastropoda" family="Odontostomidae" genus="Anostoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="6" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="tessa" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFD44F91D6A49F97B" box="[676,792,1724,1743]" italics="true" pageId="6">Anostoma tessa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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;
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFC67F91D6AF4F97A" bold="true" box="[903,933,1724,1743]" pageId="6">15)</emphasis>
Holotype, apertural view (H 31.1 mm);
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFF64F97469F3F95D" bold="true" box="[132,162,1749,1768]" pageId="6">16)</emphasis>
Same, dorsal view;
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFEA6F9746835F95D" bold="true" box="[326,356,1749,1768]" pageId="6">17)</emphasis>
Same, left view;
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFE11F9746B5EF95D" bold="true" box="[497,527,1749,1768]" pageId="6">18)</emphasis>
Same, right view;
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFD4AF9746B96F95D" bold="true" box="[682,711,1749,1768]" pageId="6">19)</emphasis>
Same, detail of aperture, apertural-slightly anterior view;
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFB45F9746D93F95D" bold="true" box="[1189,1218,1749,1768]" pageId="6">20)</emphasis>
Paratype MZSP 103915, apertural view (H 31.1 mm);
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFDC7F94E6B15F8B7" bold="true" box="[551,580,1775,1794]" pageId="6">21)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B14087BFDA9F94E6A58F8B7" authority=", MZSP" authorityName="MZSP" box="[585,777,1775,1794]" class="Gastropoda" family="Simpulopsidae" genus="Rhinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="6" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="suturalis">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFDA9F94E6B9FF8B7" box="[585,718,1775,1794]" italics="true" pageId="6">Rhinus suturalis,</emphasis>
MZSP
</taxonomicName>
103924, frontal view (H 23.6 mm);
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFBDAF94E6D25F8B7" bold="true" box="[1082,1140,1775,1794]" pageId="6">22-26)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B14087BFB9AF94E699AF8A9" authorityName="Simone" authorityYear="2012" class="Gastropoda" family="Strophocheilidae" genus="Megalobulimus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="6" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="amandus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFB9AF94E699AF8A9" italics="true" pageId="6">Megalobulimus amandus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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;
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFEA1F8A9680FF8AE" bold="true" box="[321,350,1800,1819]" pageId="6">22)</emphasis>
Holotype, apertural view (H 78.9 mm);
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFD20F8A96B8CF8AE" bold="true" box="[704,733,1800,1819]" pageId="6">23)</emphasis>
Same, right view;
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFC9FF8A96ACCF8AE" bold="true" box="[895,925,1800,1819]" pageId="6">24)</emphasis>
Same, dorsal view;
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFBA8F8A96D34F8AE" bold="true" box="[1096,1125,1800,1819]" pageId="6">25)</emphasis>
Paratype MZSP 103919(2), young specimen, apical (larger) and apertural view (H 25.6 mm);
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B14087BFD1EF8836A4DF880" bold="true" box="[766,796,1826,1845]" pageId="6">26)</emphasis>
Paratype MZSP 103919(1), adult with thin lip, apertural and right views (H 69.8 mm).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFFBEFF1969E5FF65" box="[94,180,184,208]" italics="true" pageId="7">Habitat:</emphasis>
Caatinga environment.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFFBEFF596870FEA5" box="[94,289,248,272]" italics="true" pageId="7">Material examined:</emphasis>
<typeStatus id="548BCCED2B15087AFEC6FF596834FEA5" box="[294,357,248,272]" pageId="7">Types</typeStatus>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F724F2B15087AFFBEFE9968F0FE05" blockId="7.[94,643,312,432]" pageId="7">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFFBEFE99699BFEE5" box="[94,202,312,336]" italics="true" pageId="7">Etymology:</emphasis>
The specific epithet refers to the outline of the shell, resembling a drop. From the Tupi native language from South America,
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFE2AFED96B4AFE25" box="[458,539,376,400]" italics="true" pageId="7">amanda</emphasis>
or
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFDDEFED86BD3FE25" box="[574,642,377,400]" italics="true" pageId="7">amana</emphasis>
meaning rain or related to rain.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F724F2B15087AFFBEFE7869ABFCC5" blockId="7.[94,643,472,1872]" pageId="7">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFFBEFE786882FE45" box="[94,467,472,496]" italics="true" pageId="7">
Discussion:
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</emphasis>
clear belong to the informal complex
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B15087AFEA9FE596992FD85" authority="(Muller, 1774)" baseAuthorityName="Muller" baseAuthorityYear="1774" class="Gastropoda" family="Strophocheilidae" genus="Megalobulimus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="7" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="oblongus">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFEA9FE596B6CFDA5" box="[329,573,504,528]" italics="true" pageId="7">Megalobulimus oblongus</emphasis>
(Müller, 1774)
</taxonomicName>
as introduced by
<bibRefCitation id="EFA10FBE2B15087AFE61FDB96B2EFD85" author="SIMONE, L. R. L. &amp; LEME, J. L. M." box="[385,639,536,560]" pageId="7" pagination="189 - 203" refId="ref6060" refString="SIMONE, L. R. L. &amp; LEME, J. L. M. 1998. Two new species of Megalobulimidae (Gastropoda, Strophocheiloidea) from north Sao Paulo, Brazil. Iheringia serie Zoologia, 85: 189 - 203." type="journal article" year="1998">Simone &amp; Leme (1998)</bibRefCitation>
. This complex includes species with deciduous periostracum, peristome normally reddish, sculpture almost exclusively axial strong undulations, and a protoconch also only sculptured by clear axial, uniform undulations or narrow cords. This set of characters can be regarded as the definition of the genus
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B15087AFDD0FD796854FCA5" authority="Morretes, 1952" authorityName="Morretes" authorityYear="1952" class="Gastropoda" family="Strophocheilidae" genus="Psiloicus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="7" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFDD0FD796BD3FD45" box="[560,642,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="7">Psiloicus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA10FBE2B15087AFFBEFD596854FCA5" author="MORRETES, F. L." box="[94,261,760,784]" pageId="7" pagination="109 - 126" refId="ref5865" refString="MORRETES, F. L. 1952. Novas especies brasileiras da familia Strophocheilidae. Arquivos de Zoologia, 8 (4): 109 - 126." type="journal article" year="1952">Morretes, 1952</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, in such
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B15087AFE91FD5868A5FCA5" authorityName="Simone" authorityYear="2012" box="[369,500,760,784]" class="Gastropoda" family="Strophocheilidae" genus="Megalobulimus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="7" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="amandus">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFE91FD5868A5FCA5" box="[369,500,760,784]" italics="true" pageId="7">M. amandus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and remaining
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<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFF67FCB86850FC85" box="[135,257,792,816]" italics="true" pageId="7">M. oblongus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
complex can someday belong after a deeper revision of the group. A conservative approach is given herein.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F724F2B15087AFF77FCD968D0F9A5" blockId="7.[94,643,472,1872]" pageId="7">
Only few of the 62 valid species of
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B15087AFDEBFCD969D7FC05" authorityName="Miller" authorityYear="1878" class="Gastropoda" family="Strophocheilidae" genus="Megalobulimus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="7" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFDEBFCD969D7FC05" italics="true" pageId="7">Megalobulimus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have pointed shell apex (
<bibRefCitation id="EFA10FBE2B15087AFE72FC396B66FC05" author="BEQUAERT, J. C." box="[402,567,920,944]" pageId="7" pagination="1 - 210" refId="ref5647" refString="BEQUAERT, J. C. 1948. Monograph of the Strophocheilidae, a neotropical family of terrestrial mollusks. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 100 (1): 1 - 210, 32 pls." type="book chapter" year="1948">Bequaert, 1948</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFA10FBE2B15087AFDA3FC3969C7FC65" author="LEME, J. L. M." pageId="7" pagination="295 - 337" refId="ref5795" refString="LEME, J. L. M. 1973. Anatomy and systematics of the Neotropical Strophecheiloidea (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) with the description of a new family. Arquivos de Zoologia, 23 (5): 295 - 337." type="journal article" year="1973">Leme, 1973</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFA10FBE2B15087AFF43FC19686AFC65" author="SIMONE, L. R. L." box="[163,315,952,976]" pageId="7" refId="ref6033" refString="SIMONE, L. R. L. 2006. Land and freshwater molluscs of Brazil. EGB, FAPESP. Sao Paulo. 390 p." type="book" year="2006">Simone, 2006</bibRefCitation>
). This is one of the main characters of
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFF5DFC786812FC45" box="[189,323,984,1008]" italics="true" pageId="7">
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B15087AFF5DFC78686EFC45" authorityName="Simone" authorityYear="2012" box="[189,319,984,1008]" class="Gastropoda" family="Strophocheilidae" genus="Megalobulimus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="7" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="amandus">M. amandus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
as most
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<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFE41FC796B69FC45" box="[417,568,984,1008]" italics="true" pageId="7">Megalobulimus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in fact possess a more rounded, dome-shaped apex. For this reason,
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B15087AFF4EFBB8687CFB85" authorityName="Simone" authorityYear="2012" box="[174,301,1048,1072]" class="Gastropoda" family="Strophocheilidae" genus="Megalobulimus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="7" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="amandus">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFF4EFBB8687CFB85" box="[174,301,1048,1072]" italics="true" pageId="7">M. amandus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
only needs to be compared with species from
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B15087AFF04FB98680CFBE5" baseAuthorityName="Muller" baseAuthorityYear="1774" box="[228,349,1080,1104]" class="Gastropoda" family="Strophocheilidae" genus="Megalobulimus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="7" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="oblongus">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFF04FB98680CFBE5" box="[228,349,1080,1104]" italics="true" pageId="7">M. oblongus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
complex with pointed apex.
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B15087AFFBEFBF8698EFBC5" authorityName="Simone" authorityYear="2012" box="[94,223,1112,1136]" class="Gastropoda" family="Strophocheilidae" genus="Megalobulimus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="7" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="amandus">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFFBEFBF8698EFBC5" box="[94,223,1112,1136]" italics="true" pageId="7">M. amandus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B15087AFE90FBF86841FB25" authority="(Barattini &amp; Ledon, 1949)" baseAuthorityName="Barattini &amp; Ledon" baseAuthorityYear="1949" class="Gastropoda" family="Strophocheilidae" genus="Megalobulimus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="7" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="formicacorsii">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFE90FBF86B47FBC5" box="[368,534,1112,1136]" italics="true" pageId="7">M. formicacorsii</emphasis>
(Barattini &amp; Ledón, 1949)
</taxonomicName>
, from
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, in having aperture wider and longer, sculpture shallower, and umbilicus narrower or absent. It differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B15087AFE22FB18698AFB45" authority="(Sowerby, 1825)" baseAuthorityName="Sowerby" baseAuthorityYear="1825" class="Gastropoda" family="Strophocheilidae" genus="Megalobulimus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="7" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="maximus">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFE22FB186B11FB65" box="[450,576,1209,1232]" italics="true" pageId="7">M. maximus</emphasis>
(Sowerby, 1825)
</taxonomicName>
, from Amazon, in being much shorter and smaller, by shallower suture, and by reddish peristome. It differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B15087AFEDDFAB869C7FAE5" authority="Simone &amp; Leme, 1998" authorityName="Simone &amp; Leme" authorityYear="1998" class="Gastropoda" family="Strophocheilidae" genus="Megalobulimus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="7" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="riopretensis">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFEDDFAB8689FFA85" box="[317,462,1305,1328]" italics="true" pageId="7">M. riopretensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA10FBE2B15087AFE33FAB969C7FAE5" author="SIMONE, L. R. L. &amp; LEME, J. L. M." pageId="7" pagination="189 - 203" refId="ref6060" refString="SIMONE, L. R. L. &amp; LEME, J. L. M. 1998. Two new species of Megalobulimidae (Gastropoda, Strophocheiloidea) from north Sao Paulo, Brazil. Iheringia serie Zoologia, 85: 189 - 203." type="journal article" year="1998">Simone &amp; Leme, 1998</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, from São Paulo, in having narrower aperture, narrower shell width, by more delicate protoconch and teleoconch sculptures, and by less developed umbilicus. It differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B15087AFEB5FA386B2EFA05" authority="Morretes, 1952" authorityName="Morretes" authorityYear="1952" box="[341,639,1432,1456]" class="Gastropoda" family="Strophocheilidae" genus="Megalobulimus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="7" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="wohlersi">
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFEB5FA38689FFA05" box="[341,462,1432,1456]" italics="true" pageId="7">M. wohlersi</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA10FBE2B15087AFE39FA396B2EFA05" author="MORRETES, F. L." box="[473,639,1432,1456]" pageId="7" pagination="109 - 126" refId="ref5865" refString="MORRETES, F. L. 1952. Novas especies brasileiras da familia Strophocheilidae. Arquivos de Zoologia, 8 (4): 109 - 126." type="journal article" year="1952">Morretes, 1952</bibRefCitation>
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, from Mato Grosso do Sul, by narrower shape, more elongated aperture, shallower suture, broader spire, and more delicate sculpture.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F724F2B15087AFF77F9B96D79FF45" blockId="7.[94,643,472,1872]" lastBlockId="7.[680,1229,184,464]" pageId="7">
The megalobulimids from Northeastern
<collectingCountry id="F32732DF2B15087AFDA8F9B96BD2F985" box="[584,643,1560,1584]" name="Brazil" pageId="7">Brazil</collectingCountry>
normally possess a purple pigmentation in the protoconch and spire first whorls. This is not the case of
<emphasis id="B944AE5D2B15087AFFBEF9D869B7F925" box="[94,230,1656,1680]" italics="true" pageId="7">
<taxonomicName id="4C3009CC2B15087AFFBEF9D869B0F925" authorityName="Simone" authorityYear="2012" box="[94,225,1656,1680]" class="Gastropoda" family="Strophocheilidae" genus="Megalobulimus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Stylommatophora" pageId="7" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="amandus">M. amandus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
which has uniform coloration. On the other hand, the species of that region are normally of small size for a
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, i.e.,
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below
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, which is the case of the new species. Another interesting feature of
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is the absence of folds and teeth in the peristome, even in more thickened specimens (
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). Tooth and folds in parietal callus or in middle level of outer lip are common occurrences in species from that region.
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A conservative approach is given here considering the genus
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in
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Megalobulimidae
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. However, it is recognized that the taxon can possibly be a special branch of
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, and even
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. A project on this matter has been developed, mainly considering phylogenetic methodologies.
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