Achatina

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Achatina
Giant tiger land snail (Achatina achatina) Ghana.jpg
Achatina achatina, Kakum National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superorder: Eupulmonata
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder:
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Achatina
Lamarck, 1799[1]
Type species
Bulla achatina Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Achatinus Montfort, 1810
  • Achatium Link, 1807
  • Agathina J. Férussac, 1807
  • Euachatina Shuttleworth, 1856
  • Geodes Gistel, 1848
  • Glandina (Achatina) Lamarck, 1799 (considered a separate genus)
  • Oncaea Gistel, 1848
  • Parachatina Bourguignat, 1889
  • Serpaea Bourguignat, 1889
  • Urceus Mörch, 1857

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[]

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[]

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.
  • Böttger, 1910
  • Reeve, 1849 - Cameroon to Central Angola.
  • Morelet, 1866
  • Morelet, 1866
  • Morelet, 1888
  • E. A. Smith, 1878
  • Preston, 1912
  • Bruggen, 1978
  • Achatina craveni E. A. Smith, 1881 - Congo, Tanzania.
  • Pfeiffer - Botswana
  • E. A. Smith, 1895
  • Da Costa, 1907
  • Morelet, 1866
  • Pfeiffer, 1854 - Cameroon
  • Preston, 1910
  • Ancey, 1894
  • Da Costa, 1907
  • Pilsbry, 1919
  • Swainson, 1821[3]
  • von Martens
  • Dunker, 1845
  • (Gmelin, 1790)
  • Bourguignat, 1889
  • Bousson - Botswana
  • von Martens, 1873 - East Africa.
  • Dunker, 1845 - East Africa
  • Craven, 1881
  • von Martens, 1892 - Uganda.
  • Putzeys, 1898 - Congo
  • Morelet, 1866 - Angola
  • Achatina tincta Reeve, 1842 - Congo, Angola
  • Connolly, 1929 - Southeast Africa
  • Da Costa, 1907
  • Roissy
  • Achatina vignoniana Morelet, 1874: synonym of Achatina (Tripachatina) vignoniana Morelet, 1874
  • Da Costa, 1907
  • Morelet, 1866
  • Dautzenberg, 1891 - Congo
  • Dautzenberg, 1907

incertae sedis:

  • 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 synonymy
  • Achatina albopicta E. A. Smith, 1878 - along the coast of Kenya and Tanzania: synonym of Lissachatina albopicta (E. A. Smith, 1878)
  • Achatina allisa Reeve, 1849: synonym of (L. Reeve, 1849)
  • Achatina bloyeti Bourguignat, 1890: synonym of (Bourguignat, 1890)
  • Achatina capelloi Furtado, 1886: synonym of (Furtado, 1886)
  • Achatina fulgurata Pfeiffer, 1853 - Senegal: synonym of Mead, 1995
  • Achatina drakensbergensis Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897 : synonym of (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897)
  • Achatina eleanorae Mead, 1995: synonym of (Mead, 1995)
  • 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: synonym of Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822)
  • Achatina glaucina E. A. Smith, 1899: synonym of (E. A. Smith, 1899)
  • Achatina glutinosa Pfeiffer, 1854 - Mozambique: synonym of Lissachatina glutinosa (L. Pfeiffer, 1854)
  • Achatina gundlachi L. Pfeiffer, 1850: synonym of (L. Pfeiffer, 1850)
  • Achatina immaculata Lamarck, 1822 - Southeastern Africa: synonym of Lissachatina immaculata (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Achatina johnstoni E. A. Smith, 1899: synonym of (E. A. Smith, 1899)
  • Achatina monochromatica Pilsbry (Deprecated. Old historical synonym of Achatina achatina var. monochromatic)
  • Achatina mulanjensis Crowley & Pain - Malawi: synonym of Achatina immaculata Lamarck, 1822 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina nyikaensis Pilsbry, 1909 - Malawi: synonym of (Bourguignat, 1889) (junior synonym)
  • Achatina panthera Férussac, 1832 - Zimbabwe, Mauritius: synonym of Achatina immaculata Lamarck, 1822
  • Achatina pellucida L. Pfeiffer, 1840: synonym of (Montagu, 1808)
  • Achatina reticulata Pfeiffer, 1845 - Zanzibar: synonym of Lissachatina reticulata (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
  • Achatina varicosa Pfeiffer, 1845 - South Africa: synonym of (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)
  • Achatina zanzibarica Bourguignat, 1879 - Tanzania: synonym of (Bourguignat, 1879)
  • Achatina zebra Bruguiere, 1792 - South Africa: synonym of (Bruguière, 1792)

References[]

  1. ^ Lamarck J.-B. (1799). Mém. Soc. Hist. nat. Paris 1: 75.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Du Cane Godman, Frederick. Annali Del Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria", Museo civico di storia naturale, Genoa, 1916, p. 245
  4. ^ 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 Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine.

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