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Plagiodontes rocae

Plagiodontes rocae

Classification

Plagiodontes is a recent genus of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the family Cyclodontinidae. It occurs in tropical and sub-tropical regions of South America. Fossil record The fossil record of Plagiodontes extends back to the Brazilian Paleocene, with a supposed specimen of Plagiodontes dentatus found in Itaboraí Basin.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Argentina · 3