Archachatina

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Archachatina
Archachatina marginata shell.jpg
Apertural view of a shell of Archachatina marginata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Archachatina
Albers, 1850 [1]
Synonyms
  • Archachatina (Archachatina)Albers, 1850· accepted, alternate representation
  • Archachatina (Calachatina)Pilsbry, 1919· accepted, alternate representation
  • Archachatina (Megachatinopsis)Bequaert & Clench, 1936· accepted, alternate representation
  • Archachatina (Tholachatina)Bequaert, 1950· accepted, alternate representation
  • MegachatinaBequaert & Clench, 1936
  • TholachatinaBequaert, 1950

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

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Species

Species in the genus Archachatina include:

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. Albers (1850). Die Heliceen, 189.
  2. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Archachatina Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995597 on 2019-06-30