Achatina

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Achatina
Giant tiger land snail (Achatina achatina) Ghana.jpg
Achatina achatina , Kakum National Park, Ghana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Subfamily: Achatininae
Genus: Achatina
Lamarck, 1799 [1]
Type species
Bulla achatina Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Achatina (Achatina)Lamarck, 1799 · alternate representation
  • Achatina (Pintoa)Bourguignat, 1890 · alternate representation
  • Achatina (Tripachatina)Bourguignat, 1890 · alternate representation
  • AchatinusMontfort, 1810
  • AchatiumLink, 1807
  • AgathinaJ. Férussac, 1807
  • Agatina auct. (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Bulimus (Achatina)Lamarck, 1799 ·
  • EuachatinaShuttleworth, 1856
  • GeodesGistel, 1848
  • Glandina (Achatina)Lamarck, 1799 (considered a separate genus)
  • OncaeaGistel, 1848
  • ParachatinaBourguignat, 1889
  • SerpaeaBourguignat, 1889
  • TripachatinaBourguignat, 1890 ·
  • UrceusMörch, 1857

Achatina is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. [2]

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Distribution

There are some 200 species of Achatinidae in Sub-Saharan Africa. Some species are kept as terrarium animals due to their size of three inches, and colourful shells.

Shell description

Snails in this genus have medium to large shells which are ovate in shape and often colourfully streaked.

Species

Species within the genus Achatina include:

incertae sedis:

Species brought into synonymy

Related Research Articles

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<i>Lissachatina immaculata</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Streptaxis</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Lissachatina reticulata</i> Species of snail

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<i>Lissachatina</i> Genus of land snails

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References

  1. Lamarck J.-B. (1799). Mém. Soc. Hist. nat. Paris1: 75.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2014). Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818098 on 2014-11-07
  3. Bruggen A. C. van (2010). "A new record of ‘Achatina’ vassei Germain, 1918 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Achatinidae) from Mozambique – an unsolved problem". Zoologische Mededelingen 84. HTM Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine .
  4. Du Cane Godman, Frederick. Annali Del Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria", Museo civico di storia naturale, Genoa, 1916, p. 245