Giant South Amerian Snail (Megalobulimus oblongus)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Giant South Amerian Snail (Megalobulimus oblongus) made in Barrio 3 Cerritos, Salta (Capital), Salta, Argentina on 12/11/2013. The photograph was published by Eduardo Vicente Fumarola and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
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 |
