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Achatinidae
Achatinidae (New Latin, from Greek "''agate''") is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa. Well known species include '' Achatina achatina'' the Giant African Snail, and '' Lissachatina fulica'' the Giant East African Snail. As of 2022, there were 105 genera recognized within the family Achatinidae. Description In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: ''Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology''. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs'. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, . 1-146, cited pages: 139 and 142. Distribution The native distribution of Achatinidae is Africa south of the Sahara."Family su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lissachatina Fulica
''Lissachatina fulica'' is a species of large land snail that belongs in the subfamily Achatininae of the family Achatinidae. It is also known as the giant African land snail. It shares the common name " giant African snail" with other species of snails such as '' Achatina achatina'' and ''Archachatina marginata''. This snail species has been considered a significant cause of pest issues around the world. It is a federally prohibited species in the US, as it is illegal to sell or possess. Internationally, it is the most frequently occurring invasive species of snail. Outside of its native range, this snail thrives in many types of habitat with mild climates. It feeds voraciously and is a vector for plant pathogens, causing severe damage to agricultural crops and native plants. It competes with native snail taxa, is a nuisance pest of urban areas, and spreads human disease. * ''Lissachatina fulica castanea'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Lissachatina fulica coloba'' (Pilsbry, 1904) * ''Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columna (gastropod)
Columna is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae Achatinidae (New Latin, from Greek "''agate''") is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa. Well known species include '' Achatina achatina'' the Giant African Snail, and '' L .... Species Species within the genus ''Columna'' include: * '' Columna columna'' (O.F. Müller, 1774) * '' Columna flammea'' von Martens * '' Columna hainesi'' (Pfeiffer, 1852) * '' Columna leai'' Tryon, 1866 ReferencesZipcodezoo [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Limicolaria
''Limicolaria'' is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. Species Species within the genus ''Limacolaria'' include: *'' Limicolaria abinsiensis'' Shackleford and Spence 1916 *'' Limicolaria adansoni'' Pfeiffer, 1861 *'' Limicolaria aurora'' Jay, 1839 - Cameroun, Senegal *'' Limicolaria cailliaudi'' Pfeiffer *''Limicolaria charbonnieri'' Bourguignat, 1889 - Congo *'' Limicolaria dimidiata'' Martens, 1880 - Sudan *'' Limicolaria distincta'' Putzeys, 1898 - Congo *''Limicolaria flammea'' Müller, 1774 - Nigeria **''Limicolaria flammea festiva'' von Martens, 1869 - Sierra Leone **''Limicolaria flammea spekiana'' Grandidier, 1881 - Sudan *''Limicolaria flammulata'' Pfeiffer, 1847 *''Limicolaria kambeul'' Bruguiere, 1792 - Sudan, Senegal **''Limicolaria kambeul turriformis'' Bruguiere, 1792 *''Limicolaria martensi'' Martens - Africa **'' Limicolaria martensi karagweensis'' Kobelt, 1913 - Congo **'' Limico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lignus
Lignus is a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Achatininae of the family Achatinidae Achatinidae (New Latin, from Greek "''agate''") is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa. Well known species include '' Achatina achatina'' the Giant African Snail, and '' L ....MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lignus Gray, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995605 on 2021-05-08 Species * '' Lignus alabaster'' (Rang, 1831) * '' Lignus batesi'' (Preston, 1909) * '' Lignus belli'' (Germain, 1908) * '' Lignus cailleanus'' (Morelet, 1848) * '' Lignus efulensis'' (Preston, 1909) * '' Lignus interstinctus'' (Gould, 1843) * '' Lignus mucidus'' (Gould, 1850) * '' Lignus solimanus'' (Morelet, 1848) * '' Lignus tenuis'' Gray, 1834 * '' Lignus verdieri'' (Chaper, 1885) * '' Lig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archachatina
''Archachatina'' is a genus of large tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.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 Species Species in the genus ''Archachatina'' include: * '' Archachatina bicarinata'' (Bruguière, 1789) - São Tomé and Principe * ''Archachatina burnupi'' (E.A. Smith, 1890) * ''Archachatina buylaerti'' * '' Archachatina camerunensis'' d'Ailly, 1896 * ''Archachatina cinnamomea'' Mellvil & Ponsonby, 1894 * ''Archachatina cinnamomea'' J.C. Melvill & J.H. Ponsonby, 1894 * ''Archachatina crawfordi'' Morelet, 1889 * ''Archachatina degneri'' Bequaert & Clench, 1936- Ghana * ''Archachatina gaboonensis'' Pilsbry, 1933 - Gabon * ''Archachatina insularis'' T.E. Crowley & T. Pain, 1961 * '' Archachatina knorri'' (Jonas, 1839) * ''Archachatina marginata' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thyrophorellinae
''Thyrophorella'' is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. ''Thyrophorella'' is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Thyrophorellinae, and is also itself monotypic. It is represented by the single species, ''Thyrophorella thomensis'', which is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main isla .... References Achatinidae Invertebrates of São Tomé and Príncipe Endemic fauna of São Tomé and Príncipe Gastropods described in 1882 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Achatinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subulininae
Subulininae is a subfamily (biology), subfamily of small tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. Taxonomy The taxonomy of the Subulinnae remains a source of discussion. It has been raised to the level of family under the name Achatinacea ((Fischer and Crosse 1877; Thiele 1931: 549), later followed by Zilch (1959) and Vaught (1989). This systematic classification was later revealed as polyphyletic (Fontanilla et al. 2017). Molluscabase still considers it as a subfamily of Achatinidae. Distribution Worldwide."Family summary for Subulinidae" AnimalBase, last modified 21-02-2006, accessed 15 March 2011. Anatomy In this subfamily, the number of haploid chromosomes lies betw ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cochlitoma Zebra
''Cochlitoma zebra'' is a species of giant snail A snail is a shelled gastropod. The name is most often applied to land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. However, the common name ''snail'' is also used for most of the members of the molluscan class Gas ... in the family Achatinidae. References Achatinidae Gastropods described in 1792 Taxa named by Jean Guillaume Bruguière {{Mollusk-stub ... [...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] |
Land Snail
A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have gastropod shell, shells (those without shells are known as slugs). However, it is not always easy to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less amphibious between land and fresh water, and others are relatively amphibious between land and salt water. Land snails are a Polyphyly, polyphyletic group comprising at least ten independent evolutionary transitions to terrestrial life (the last common ancestor of all gastropods was marine). The majority of land snails are pulmonates that have a lung and breathe air. Most of the non-pulmonate land snails belong to lineages in the Caenogastropoda, and tend to have a gill and an operculum (gastropod), operculum. The largest clade of non-pulmonate land snails is the Cyclophoroidea, with more than 7,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulmonate
Pulmonata or pulmonates is an informal group (previously an order, and before that, a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includes many land and freshwater families, and several marine families. The taxon Pulmonata as traditionally defined was found to be polyphyletic in a molecular study per Jörger ''et al.'', dating from 2010. Pulmonata are known from the Carboniferous period to the present. Pulmonates have a single atrium and kidney, and a concentrated symmetrical nervous system. The mantle cavity is on the right side of the body, and lacks gills, instead being converted into a vascularised lung. Most species have a shell, but no operculum, although the group does also include several shell-less slugs. Pulmonates are hermaphroditic, and some groups possess love darts. Linnean taxonomy The taxonomy of this group according to the taxonomy of the Gastrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
