Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order:
Eupulmonata
()
- Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
()
- (Haszprunar & Huber, 1990)
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
()
- A. Schmidt, 1855
- Superfamily:
Achatinoidea
()
- Swainson, 1840
- Family:
Achatinidae
()
- Swainson, 1840
- Genus:
Achatina
()
- Lamarck, 1799
- Specific name:
vignoniana
- Morelet , 1874
- Scientific name: - Achatina vignoniana Morelet , 1874
- Specific name:
vignoniana
- Morelet , 1874
- Genus:
Achatina
(
- Family:
Achatinidae
(
- Superfamily:
Achatinoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
(
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
(
- Order:
Eupulmonata
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Achatina
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 10 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. achatina (Giant Ghana Tiger Snail) · A. albopicta (African Land Snail) · A. fulica (African Land Snail) · A. glutinosa (African Land Snail) · A. immaculata (Pink-Lipped Agate Snail) · A. iredalei (Albino Land Snail) · A. panthera (African Land Snail) · A. reticulata (African Land Snail) · A. stuhlmanni (Ugandan Pink Lip Snail) · A. varicosa (African Land Snail)
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Further Reading
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- Manual of conchology, structural and systematic: with illustrations of the species. by George W. Tryon, Jr. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, 1885-1935. url , p. 255, p. 255, p. 5, p. 5, p. 5.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- de Winter, A.J. 1996. Achatina vignoniana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 29January2012.
- de Winter, A.J. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7137151
- IUCN ID: 188365
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1228
Footnotes
- de Winter, A.J. 1996. Achatina vignoniana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 January 2012. [back]
