Macrogastra

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|fossil_range =

|image = Macrogastra plicatula (MNHN-IM-2010-13082).jpeg

|image_caption = The shell of Macrogastra plicatula

|display_parents = 3

|taxon = Macrogastra

|authority = Hartmann, 1841{{in lang|de}} Hartmann J. D. W. 1844. Erd- und Süsswasser-Gasteropoden der Schweiz. Mit Zugabe einiger merkwürdigen exotischen Arten. I. Band. pp. i-xx [= 1-20], 1-227, Tab. I-XII [= 1-12], I-XII [sic, = 13-24], 25-84. St. Gallen. (Scheitlin & Zollikofer).

|type_species = Pupa ventricosa

|type_species_authority = Draparnaud, 1801

|synonyms_ref =

|synonyms =

  • Clausilia (Pirostoma) Moellendorff, 1873 (unjustified emendation)
  • Macrogastra (Macrogastra) W. Hartmann, 1841· accepted, alternate representation
  • Macrogastra (Pseudovestia) H. Nordsieck, 1977· accepted, alternate representation
  • Macrogastra (Pyrostoma) Vest, 1867· accepted, alternate representation
  • Pirostoma Moellendorff, 1873
  • Pirostoma (Pirostoma) Möllendorff, 1873

|subdivision_ranks = Species

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Macrogastra is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Clausiliinae of the family Clausiliidae, the door snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra W. Hartmann, 1841. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996088 on 2020-08-25

Like all clausiliids, the shells of the species in this genus are sinistral, or left-handed in their coiling.

Species

Species in this genus include:[http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/list/species?taxongenus=972 "Species in genus Macrogastra"]. AnimalBase, accessed 21 September 2009.

References

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  • Luso da Silva, A. 1872. Molluscos [sic] terrestres e fluviaes de Portugal. (Continuação). - Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas Physicas e Naturaes 3: 257-261. Lisboa.
  • Nordsieck, H. (1977). Zur Anatomie und Systematik der Clausilien, XVIII. Neue Taxa rezenter Clausilien. Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 108 (1/3): 73‑107. Frankfurt am Main
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017