| Acavus superbus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Informal group: | Sigmurethra |
| Family: | Acavidae |
| Genus: | Acavus |
| Species: | A. superbus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acavus superbus Pfeiffer, 1854 | |
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Three subspecies recognized. [1]
Acavus superbus has green colored shell and rose brown body. [2]
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