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Gonospira majusculus (Morelet)

Greater Gonospira Snail (Gonospira majusculus 

The Greater Gonospira Snail from the island of Mauritius is known exclusively from subfossil shells.  

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The name is probably a synonym for some other species, since I was not able to get any information about this species so far.  

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Photo from: ‘Louis Germain: Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des Iles Mascareigne. Paris 1921’  

(public domain)  

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edited: 21.03.2018