. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁disco ▁groups ▁Category : Mus ical ▁groups ▁from ▁Montreal <0x0A> </s> ▁Min as el ates ▁par ado xa ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁air - bre ath ing ▁land ▁sn ail , ▁a ▁terrest rial ▁pul mon ate ▁g ast rop od ▁m oll usc ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁E pi ph rag m op hor idae . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁sole ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁mon os pec ific ▁genus ▁Min as el ates , ▁described ▁from ▁the ▁Ca vern as ▁do ▁Per ua çu ▁National ▁Park ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁ph y log eny ▁Min as el ates ▁is ▁a ▁mon os pec ific ▁genus ▁ere cted ▁to ▁har bor ▁Min as el ates ▁par ado xa , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁gener a ▁currently ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁E pi ph rag m op hor idae . ▁It ▁is ▁apparently ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁genus ▁E pi ph rag m op hora , ▁but ▁its ▁shell ▁can ▁be ▁distinguished ▁by ▁the ▁proto con ch ▁sculpt ure , ▁outline ▁of ▁the ▁a pe x , ▁complex ▁tele o con ch ▁micro sc ulpt ure ▁and ▁closed ▁um bil icus ▁f used ▁with ▁the ▁shell ▁wall . ▁Regarding ▁the ▁soft ▁parts , ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁thin ▁kid ney ▁that ▁extends ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁pul mon ary ▁cav ity , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁flag ell ar ▁ca ec um ▁and ▁a ▁smooth