Achatina
| Achatina | |
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| A live individual of Achatina fulica from Thailand | |
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| A shell of Achatina fulica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
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clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Achatinoidea |
| Family: | Achatinidae |
| Subfamily: | Achatininae |
| Genus: |
Achatina Lamarck, 1799 |
| Type species | |
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Bulla achatina Linnaeus, 1758/small> |
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clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Achatina is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.
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.
Snails in this genus have medium to large shells which are ovate in shape and often colourfully streaked.
Species within the genus Achatina include:
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