Lissachatina immaculata

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Lissachatina immaculata
Panther Agate Snail (Achatina immaculata) (12054577296).jpg
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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. immaculata
Binomial name
Lissachatina immaculata
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Achatina (Lissachatina) immaculataLamarck, 1822 (superseded combination)
  • Achatina (Lissachatina) mulanjensisCrowley & Pain, 1981 accepted, alternate representation
  • Achatina antourtourensisCrosse, 1879 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina immaculataLamarck, 1822 (superseded combination)
  • Achatina lamarckianaL. Pfeiffer, 1847 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina lechaptoisiAncey, 1894 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina mossambicaBrancsik, 1893 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina mulanjensisCrowley & Pain, 1981 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina pantheraFérussac, 1832 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina panthera var. berevoensisClench & Archer, 1930 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina panthera var. minorJunod, 1899 (junior synonym)
  • Helix (Cochlitoma) pantheraFérussac, 1821 (nomen nudum)

Lissachatina immaculata is a species of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. [1]

Contents

Usually grows to 12–15 cm.

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L. immaculata immaculata
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L. immaculata panthera

Subspecies

Subspecies within this species include:

Distribution

This species occurs in Southeastern Africa

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lissachatina immaculata (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1375088 on 2021-06-15