Achatina vignoniana

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Achatina vignoniana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Achatina
Species:
A. vignoniana
Binomial name
Achatina vignoniana
Morelet, 1874
Synonyms

Achatina vignonianaMorelet, 1874 (original combination)

Achatina vignoniana is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinidae, the giant African snails. [2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Gabon.

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References

  1. de Winter, A.J. (1996). "Achatina vignoniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T166A13037022. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T166A13037022.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Achatina (Tripachatina) vignoniana Morelet, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057720 on 2019-01-14