Achatina glutinosa

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]

Achatina glutinosa
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
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Achatinoidea
Family:
Achatinidae
Subfamily:
Achatininae
Genus:
Achatina
Species:
A. glutinosa
Binomial name
Achatina glutinosa
Pfeiffer, 1853

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]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Invasive.org
  3. Anfri.livejournal
  4. WMSDB


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