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Achatina
''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.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 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: *''Achatina achatina'' Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 1758 or giant African snail, agate snail or Ghana tiger snail, from Western Africa (Liberia through Nigeria) grows to be the largest land snail on Earth. *''Achatina ampullacea'' Böttger, 1910 *''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achatina Balteata
''Achatina'' is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.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 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: *''Achatina achatina'' Linnaeus, 1758 or giant African snail, agate snail or Ghana tiger snail, from Western Africa (Liberia through Nigeria) grows to be the largest land snail on Earth. *'' Achatina ampullacea'' Böttger, 1910 *'' Achatina balteata'' Reeve, 1849 - Cameroon to Central Angola. *'' Ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achatina Achatina
''Achatina achatina'', commonly known as the giant African snail, also known as the giant tiger land snail is a species of large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. The name "Achatina" is from "achates", Greek for agate. It shares the common name " giant African snail" with other species of snails such as '' Lissachatina fulica'' and ''Archachatina marginata''. Subspecies * ''Achatina achatina achatina'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Achatina achatina bayoli'' Morelet, 1888 * ''Achatina achatina depravata'' Bequaert, 1950 * ''Achatina achatina elegans'' (Link, 1807) * ''Achatina achatina monochromatica'' Pilsbry, 1904 * ''Achatina achatina roseolabiata'' Bequaert, 1950 * ''Achatina achatina togoensis'' Bequaert & Clench, 1934 Distribution The species is believed to be native to West Africa, within to of the coasts off Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Ghana, and Nigeria. ''Achatina achatina'' is routinely confi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achatina Craveni
''Achatina craveni'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae, the giant African snails. Distribution Distribution of ''Achatina craveni'' includes "between Zanzibar and Lake Tanganyika". ''Achatina'' cf. ''craveni'' has been reported also from Mozambique by van Bruggen (2010). Bruggen A. C. van (2010). "A new record of ''‘Achatina’ vassei'' Germain, 1918 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Achatinidae) from Mozambique – an unsolved problem". ''Zoologische Mededelingen ''Zoologische Mededelingen'' was a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal publishing papers and monographs on animal systematics. The publisher was the National Museum of Natural History Naturalis in the Netherlands. The first issue appeared ...'' 84HTM. References Achatinidae Molluscs of Africa Gastropods described in 1881 {{Achatinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
