Achatina glutinosa
Achatina glutinosa | |
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Shell of Achatina glutinosa from Ethiopia on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | Achatinoidea |
Family: | Achatinidae |
Subfamily: | Achatininae |
Genus: | Achatina |
Species: | A. glutinosa |
Binomial name | |
Achatina glutinosa Pfeiffer, 1853 | |
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
Shells of this species can reach a length of about 10–15 centimetres (3.9–5.9 in).[3]
Distribution
This species is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.[3][4]
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