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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".[1]
Achatina cf. craveni has been reported also from Mozambique by van Bruggen (2010).[2]
References
- ^ a b Smith E. A. (1881). "On a collection of shells from lakes Tanganyika and Nyassa and other localities in East Africa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1881: 276-300. page 283, Plate 33, figure 11.
- ^ Bruggen A. C. van (2010). "A new record of ‘Achatina’ vassei Germain, 1918 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Achatinidae) from Mozambique – an unsolved problem". Zoologische Mededelingen 84. HTM.
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Achatina 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][2]
Description[edit]
Shells of this species can reach a length of about 10–15 centimetres (3.9–5.9 in).[3]
Distribution[edit]
This species is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe. [3][4]
References[edit]
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Achatina tincta is a species of large air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae, the giant African snails.
Distribution[edit]
This species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.
References[edit]
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Achatina albopicta, common name the African land snail, is a species of large air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.
This species is native to Kenya.[1]
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Achatina immaculata is a species of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.
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Subspecies
Subspecies within this species include:
- Achatina immaculata immaculata
- Achatina immaculata panthera
Distribution
This species occurs in Southeastern Africa
References
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Restricted to European and northwestern African waters.
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Radula uniserial with Y-shaped teeth. Globose glossy shell with a blunt spire and a rounded protoconch.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:9
Specimens with Sequences:8
Specimens with Barcodes:7
Species:2
Species With Barcodes:2
Public Records:2
Public Species:2
Public BINs:2
Achatina is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae. [2]
Distribution[edit]
There are some 200 species of Achatinidae in Sub-Saharan Africa. Some species are kept as terrarium animals due to their size and colourful shells.
Shell description[edit]
Snails in this genus have medium to large shells which are ovate in shape and often colourfully streaked.
Species[edit]
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 albopicta E. A. Smith,1878 - along the coast of Kenya and Tanzania.
- Achatina allisa Reeve, 1849
- Achatina balteata Reeve, 1849 - Cameroon to Central Angola.
- Achatina craveni E. A. Smith, 1881 - Congo, Tanzania.
- Achatina dammarensis Pfeiffer - Botswana
- Achatina fulgurata Pfeiffer, 1853 - Senegal
- subgenus Lissachatina, Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 or giant East African snail from Eastern Africa is a serious pest in the many tropical countries where it has been introduced, and is listed as an invasive species by some governments.
- Achatina fulica rodatzi Dunker, 1852
- Achatina fulica sinistrosa Grateloup, 1840
- Achatina fulica umbilicata Nevill, 1879
- Achatina glutinosa Pfeiffer, 1854 - Mozambique
- Achatina immaculata Lamarck, 1822 - Southeastern Africa
- Achatina iostoma Pfeiffer,1852 - Cameroon.
- Achatina iredalei Preston, 1910
- Achatina marginata Swainson, 1821[3]
- Achatina monochromatica Pilsbry (Deprecated. Old historical synonym of Achatina achatina var. monochromatic)
- Achatina mulanjensis Crowley & Pain - Malawi
- Achatina nyikaensis Pilsbry, 1909 - Malawi
- Achatina panthera Férussac, 1832 - Zimbabwe, Mauritius. (Deprecated: Old Synonym of Achatina immaculata)
- Achatina passargei von Martens - Botswana
- Achatina reticulata Pfeiffer, 1845 - Zanzibar.
- Achatina schweinfurthi von Martens, 1873 - East Africa.
- Achatina schinziana Bousson - Botswana
- Achatina semisculpta Pfeiffer, 1845 - East Africa
- Achatina smithii
- Achatina stuhlmanni von Martens, 1892 - Uganda.
- Achatina sylvatica Putzeys, 1898 - Congo
- Achatina tavaresiana Morelet, 1866 - Angola
- Achatina tincta Reeve, 1842 - Congo, Angola
- Achatina tracheia Connolly, 1929 - Southeast Africa
- Achatina varicosa Pfeiffer, 1845 - South Africa.
- Achatina variegata Roissy
- Achatina vignoniana Morelet, 1874
- Achatina weynsi Dautzenberg, 1891 - Congo
- Achatina zanzibarica Bourguignat - Tanzania.
- Achatina zebra Bruguiere, 1792 - South Africa.
- Achatina vassei Germain, 1918 - The internal anatomy of this species is not known, and therefore the generic classification of ‘Achatina’ vassei cannot be made.[4]
- Species brought into synonymuy
- Achatina gundlachi L. Pfeiffer, 1850: synonym of Geostilbia gundlachi (L. Pfeiffer, 1850)
References[edit]
- ^ Lamarck J.-B. (1799). Mém. Soc. Hist. nat. Paris 1: 75.
- ^ 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
- ^ Du Cane Godman, Frederick. Annali Del Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria", Museo civico di storia naturale, Genoa, 1916, p.245
- ^ Bruggen A. C. van (2010). "A new record of ‘Achatina’ vassei Germain, 1918 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Achatinidae) from Mozambique – an unsolved problem". Zoologische Mededelingen 84. HTM.
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