Scutalus macedoi
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Scutalus macedoi is a species
of tropical air-breathing land snail
, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae
.
This species was described from Capillacocha, 11°10’09’S 076°02’25’W, 4150 m, Junín Region
, Peru.
Breure (2010) recorded it for the first time from the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental
near Laguna El Viuda, 11°21’45’S 076°38’23’W, 4450 m, Canta Province
, Lima Region
, Peru.
The material from Canta province has the upper whorls
reddish-blue and the specimens are more slender than those shown in the original figure of Weyrauch. However, compared to paratypes (RMNH 55449/5), the shell shape is similar.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of tropical air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae
Orthalicidae
Orthalicidae are a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks are classified in the informal group Sigmurethra of the clade Stylommatophora...
.
Distribution
This species was described from Capillacocha, 11°10’09’S 076°02’25’W, 4150 m, Junín Region
Junín Region
Junín is a region in the central highlands and westernmost Amazonia of Peru. Its capital is Huancayo.-Geography:The region has a very heterogeneous topography. The western cordillera located near the border with the Lima Region, has snowy and ice covered peaks. On the east, there are high glacier...
, Peru.
Breure (2010) recorded it for the first time from the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental
Cordillera Occidental
Cordillera Occidental is Spanish for "Western mountain". It may refer to:* Cordillera Occidental * Cordillera Occidental * Cordillera Occidental -See also:* Cordillera Central...
near Laguna El Viuda, 11°21’45’S 076°38’23’W, 4450 m, Canta Province
Canta Province
Canta Province is a province in the Lima Region of Peru, situated approximately to the northeast of the Peruvian capital, Lima.-Political division:The province is divided into seven districts.* Arahuay * Canta * Huamantanga...
, Lima Region
Lima Region
Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five regions of Peru. Located in the central coast of the country, its regional seat is Huacho....
, Peru.
The material from Canta province has the upper whorls
Whorl (mollusc)
A whorl is a single, complete 360° revolution or turn in the spiral growth of a mollusc shell. A spiral configuration of the shell is found in of numerous gastropods, but it is also found in shelled cephalopods including Nautilus, Spirula and the large extinct subclass of cephalopods known as the...
reddish-blue and the specimens are more slender than those shown in the original figure of Weyrauch. However, compared to paratypes (RMNH 55449/5), the shell shape is similar.