Lissachatina glutinosa

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Lissachatina glutinosa
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Shell of Lissachatina glutinosa from Ethiopia on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Lissachatina
Species:
L. glutinosa
Binomial name
Lissachatina glutinosa
Pfeiffer, 1853
Synonyms
  • Achatina (Lissachatina) glutinosaL. Pfeiffer, 1854· accepted, alternate representation
  • Achatina glutinosaL. Pfeiffer, 1854 (original combination)
  • Achatina petersiE. von Martens, 1860

Lissachatina glutinosa, common name the African land snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae, the giant African snails. [1]

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Description

Shells of this species can reach a length of about 10–15 centimetres (3.9–5.9 in). [2]

Distribution

This species is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe. [2] [3]

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lissachatina glutinosa (L. Pfeiffer, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1375095 on 2021-06-15
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  3. WMSDB

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