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African Land Snail
Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Pulmonata - pulmonates »  family Achatinidae

Scientific synonyms

Achatina fulva
Achatina mauritiana

Other names

= Giant African Land Snail
= Giant African Snail
= Giant East African Snail

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Images

Achatina fulica - African Land Snail

Achatina fulica - African Land Snail

Author: Jiří Novák

Achatina fulica - African Land Snail

Author: Jiří Novák

Achatina fulica - African Land Snail

Achatina fulica - African Land Snail

Achatina fulica - African Land Snail

Achatina fulica - African Land Snail

Author: Lukáš Jurek

Achatina fulica - African Land Snail

Achatina fulica - African Land Snail

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Intertaxon relationships

predator: Platydemus manokwari Beauchamp, 1963 - Flatworm

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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 5

subspecies Achatina fulica fulica (Bowdich, 1822)
subspecies Achatina fulica hamillei Petit, 1859
subspecies Achatina fulica rodatzi Dunker, 1852
subspecies Achatina fulica sinistrosa Grateloup, 1840
subspecies Achatina fulica umbilicata Nevill, 1879

Links and literature

EN ARKive [/giant-african-snail/achatina-fulica/]
ARKive [http://www.arkive.org]
Data retrieved on: 2010/12/16
EN Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) [64]
Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) [http://www.issg.org/database]
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