Megalophaedusa spelaeonis

Megalophaedusa spelaeonis, in Japanese: , is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.

Description

The height of the shell is 10–11 mm. The width of the shell is 2.5–3 mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic to central part of Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.

It is endangered species (CR+EN) in Japan.

Ecology

It lives in limestone caves.

References

• Kuroda, T. & Minato, H. (1975). Description of a New Genus and Two New Species of Clausiliidae from Lime-stone Caves in Japan. Venus (Japanese Journal of Malacology). 34(1-2): 1-10.

Further reading

• 浜田 善利 (1967). "錘乳洞内のキセルガイ : イシカワギセルとカザアナギセル:". ちりぼたん 4(8): 133-136. CiNii.
• 黒田徳米 & 湊 宏 (1975). "石灰岩洞窟産キセルガイの1新属2新種". Venus 34(1-2): 1-3. Malacological Society of Japan, Tokyo.