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A new species of Megalobulimus from the early Holocene of southeastern Brazil (Gastropoda: Strophocheilidae)
 
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Orquidário de Santos, Parque Zoobotânico Orquidário Municipal de Santos, Brazil
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Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Brazil
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Natural History, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand
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Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
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The Arctic University Museum of Norway, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Rodrigo Brincalepe Salvador   

Natural History, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 169 Tory Street, 6011, Wellington, New Zealand
Submission date: 2022-11-07
Final revision date: 2022-12-20
Acceptance date: 2022-12-28
Online publication date: 2023-01-23
 
Folia Malacol. 2023;31(1):1–8
 
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ABSTRACT
A new species of megasnail, Megalobulimus diluvianus sp. nov., is herein described based on subfossil material from limestone caves in the area of Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil. The specimens come from a context of archaeological strata of early Holocene age. Considering the morphological features of the shell, the new species seems closely allied to the so-called “Megalobulimus bronni complex”, whose representatives inhabit the tropical to subtropical Atlantic plateau of southeastern Brazil. Megalobulimus diluvianus sp. nov. is considered to be presently extinct (substituted by M. oblongus in the stratigraphical record).
 
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