Achatina achatina

Achatina achatina
Kakum National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Achatina
Species:
A. achatina
Binomial name
Achatina achatina
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Achatina (Achatina) achatina (Linnaeus, 1758) · alternate representation
  • Achatina amphora H. Beck, 1837 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina perdix Lamarck, 1822 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina variegata Lamarck, 1801 (junior synonym)
  • Ampulla bombarda Röding, 1798 (junior synonym)
  • Ampulla flammea Röding, 1798 (junior synonym)
  • Ampulla lacteae Röding, 1798 (junior synonym)
  • Buccinum achatinum (Linnaeus, 1758) superseded combination
  • Bulla achatina Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)

Achatina achatina, commonly known as the giant African snail, also known as the giant tiger land snail is a species of large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. The name "Achatina" is from "achates", Greek for agate.[1] It shares the common name "giant African snail" with other species of snails such as Lissachatina fulica and Archachatina marginata.

  1. ^ "arnobrosi.com". arnobrosi.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2017.