Chloritis macrostoma
Species of gastropod
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::summary Species of gastropod ::
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Chloritis macrostoma is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.
Distribution
The type locality is Bangaya, off East Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Shell description
The shell is large for the genus, brown, without hairs, completely flat, umbilicated, the ends of the peristome connected with a thin callus. The width of the shell is 37–48 mm.
References
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References
- [[Gerard Pierre Laurent Kalshoven Gude. Gude G. K.]] (1906). "Critical remarks on certain forms of ''Chloritis'', with descriptions of twelve new species". ''[[Proceedings of the Malacological Society]]'' '''7''': 40-50, pls 1-2.
- Maassen W. J. M. (2009). "Remarks on the genus ''Chloritis'' in Sulawesi, Indonesia, with the descriptions of two new species (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Camaenidae)". ''[[Zoologische Mededelingen]]'' '''83''' [http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a11 HTM] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-01-16 .)
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