Giant South Amerian Snail (Megalobulimus oblongus)
Author's comments:
En el norte argentino, el caparazón de esta especie es utilizado como elemento decorativo de los Pesebres. Supongo que se debe a influencia peruana. En efecto, esta zona fue colonizada desde allí y precisamente allí se utilizan caracoles marinos que obviamente aquí, tan lejos del mar, fueron reemplazados por estos "Choros" (Choro = caracol). Los choros y el musgo caracterizan nuestros pesebres tradicionales. Nadie se sorprenda entonces si al M. oblongus lo llamamos: "Choro de Pesebre"
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum / Division: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Strophocheilidae |
| Scientific name: | Megalobulimus oblongus |
| English Name: | Giant South Amerian Snail |
| Spanish Name: | Caracol de Boca Rosada |
| Portuguese Name: | |
| Sex: | Indistinguishable |
| Life stage: | Adult |
| Registration date: | 12/11/2013 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Province / Department: | Salta |
| Location or protected area: | Salta (Capital) |
| Detailed location: | Barrio 3 Cerritos |
| Coordinates - Detailed location: | -24.772386, -65.391647 |
| Altitude - Detailed location: | 1207 m a.s.l. |
| Location accuracy: | Medium |
| Belonging: | Native |
| Condition: | Wild |
| Certainty: | Photographed |
| Reproduction information: | Yes |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | |
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| Photography ID: | 29358 View Full Record |
| Manufacturer: | SONY |
| Camera model: | DSC-H70 |
| Shutter speed: | 10/500 |
| Aperture: | 4.5 |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 400 |
| Focal length: | 12mm |
| Creation date: | 2013:11:12 17:40:52 |
| Using Flash: | No |
| Publication date: | 11/17/2013 18:42:15 |
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