Giant South American Snail shell

Dublin Core

Title

Subject

NATURAL HERITAGE

Description

The Giant Land Snail, Megalobulimus oblongus. A species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Strophocheilidae. Native to a large part of the neotropical world including Argentina, Brazil, Columbia and Uruguay. They have spread however to various parts of the Caribbean including Jamaica, Martinique, Barbados and the Lesser Antilles and can live up to 14 years. Part of the collection of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society. The Barbados Museum and Historical Society (BMHS) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization with a membership of over 1,000 individuals and companies. The Barbados Museum and Historical Society is housed in historic buildings which were originally used as the military prison at St. Ann’s Garrison.

Format

text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object

Language

English

Type

3D Object

Extent

8.5cm x cm x cm

Spatial Coverage

current,13.083374,-59.602236;

License

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

Barbados Museum and Historical Society

Object

https://sketchfab.com/models/8626e846df1d4b9bbd83ef514e52e16e/embed

Europeana Type

3D

3D Object Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://eu-lac.org/vmwiki/index.php/Giant_South_American_Snail_shell

DescriptionEN

The Giant Land Snail, Megalobulimus oblongus. A species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Strophocheilidae. Native to a large part of the neotropical world including Argentina, Brazil, Columbia and Uruguay. They have spread however to various parts of the Caribbean including Jamaica, Martinique, Barbados and the Lesser Antilles and can live up to 14 years. Part of the collection of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society. The Barbados Museum and Historical Society (BMHS) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization with a membership of over 1,000 individuals and companies. The Barbados Museum and Historical Society is housed in historic buildings which were originally used as the military prison at St. Ann’s Garrison.