''Archachatina'' is a
genus of large tropical air-breathing
land snail
A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...
s,
terrestrial pulmonate
Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the family
Achatinidae.
[MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Archachatina Albers, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995597 on 2019-06-30]
Species
Species in the genus ''Archachatina'' include:
* ''
Archachatina bicarinata
''Archachatina bicarinata'', the Obô giant snail, or black snail, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.
Description
The shell of ''A. bicarinata'' can reach a le ...
'' (Bruguière, 1789) -
São Tomé and
Principe
* ''Archachatina burnupi'' (E.A. Smith, 1890)
* ''Archachatina buylaerti''
* ''
Archachatina camerunensis
''Archachatina camerunensis'' is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.
Description
Its oblong and narrow shell measures 10 cm. Its apex is pale olive green or ...
'' d'Ailly, 1896
* ''Archachatina cinnamomea'' Mellvil & Ponsonby, 1894
* ''Archachatina cinnamomea'' J.C. Melvill & J.H. Ponsonby, 1894
* ''Archachatina crawfordi'' Morelet, 1889
* ''Archachatina degneri'' Bequaert & Clench, 1936-
Ghana
* ''Archachatina gaboonensis'' Pilsbry, 1933 -
Gabon
* ''Archachatina insularis'' T.E. Crowley & T. Pain, 1961
* ''
Archachatina knorri
''Archachatina knorri'' is a species of large air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.
This species is endemic to Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country ...
'' (Jonas, 1839)
* ''
Archachatina marginata'' (Swainson, 1821) - giant West African snail,
Cameroon through
Zaire
** ''Archachatina m.'' var. ''suturalis'' (Philippi, 1849) - São Tomé and Príncipe
* ''Archachatina marinae'' Sirgel- South Africa
* ''Archachatina papyracea'' (Pfeiffer, 1845) - Cameroon
** ''Archachatina p. adelinae'' Pilsbry, 1905
* ''Archachatina pentheri'' (R. Sturany, 1898)
* ''Archachatina porphyrostoma'' H.A. Pilsbry, 1905
* ''Archachatina purpurea'' (Gmelin, 1790) -
Ghana
* ''Archachatina puylaerti'' A.R. Mead, 1998
* ''Archachatina rhodostoma'' (R.A. Philippi, 1849)
* ''Archachatina siderata'' (L.A. Reeve, 1849)
* ''Archachatina subcylindrica'' H.B. Preston, 1909
* ''Archachatina transvaalensis'' (E.A. Smith, 1878)
* ''Archachatina ventricosa'' Gould, 1850 -
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
,
Sierra Leone,
Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
** ''Archachatina v. spectaculum'' Pilsbry, 1933 - Sierra Leone
* ''Archachatina viridescens'' C.M.F. Ancey
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Archachatina bequaerti'' Crowley & Pain, 1961
Malawi: synonym of ''
Bruggenina bequaerti'' (Crowley & Pain, 1961) (original combination)
* ''Archachatina churchilliana'' (J.C. Melvill & J.H. Ponsonby, 1895): synonym of ''
Cochlitoma churchilliana'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1895) (superseded combination)
* ''Archachatina dimidiata'' (E.A. Smith, 1878)- southeastern Africa: synonym of ''
Cochlitoma dimidiata'' (E. A. Smith, 1878) (superseded combination)
* ''Archachatina drakensbergensis'' (J.C. Melvill & J.H. Ponsonby, 1895): synonym of ''
Cochlitoma drakensbergensis'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897) (superseded combination)
* ''Archachatina granulata'' (Krauss, 1848) -
South Africa: synonym of ''
Cochlitoma granulata'' (F. Krauss, 1848) (superseded combination)
* ''Archachatina limitanea'' A.C. van Bruggen, 1984: synonym of ''
Cochlitoma limitanea'' (van Bruggen, 1984) (superseded combination)
* ''Archachatina montistempli'' van Bruggen, 1965 - South Africa: synonym of ''
Cochlitoma montistempli'' (van Bruggen, 1965) (superseded combination)
* ''Archachatina omissa'' van Bruggen, 1965 - South Africa: synonym of ''
Cochlitoma omissa'' (van Bruggen, 1965) (superseded combination)
* ''Archachatina parthenia'' (J.C. Melvill & J.H. Ponsonby, 1895): synonym of ''
Cochlitoma parthenia'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1903) (superseded combination)
* ''Archachatina sanctaeluciae'' A.C. van Bruggen, 1989: synonym of ''
Cochlitoma churchilliana'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1895) (junior synonym)
* ''Archachatina semidecussata'' (Pfeiffer, 1846): synonym of ''
Cochlitoma semidecussata'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (superseded combination)
* ''Archachatina semigranosa'' L. Pfeiffer, 1861: synonym of ''
Cochlitoma semigranosa'' (Pfeiffer, 1861) (superseded combination)
* ''Archachatina simplex'' E.A. Smith, 1878: synonym of ''
Cochlitoma simplex'' (E. A. Smith, 1878) (superseded combination)
* ''Archachatina ustulata'' (
Lamarck, 1822) - South Africa: synonym of ''
Cochlitoma ustulata'' (Lamarck, 1822) (superseded combination)
* ''Archachatina vestita'' Pfeiffer, 1855: synonym of ''
Cochlitoma vestita'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) (superseded combination)
* ''Archachatina zuluensis'' Connolly - South Africa: synonym of ''
Cochlitoma churchilliana'' (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1895)
References
* Bank, R. (2017). ''Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World''. Last update: July 16, 2017.
External links
Worldwide Mollusc Species Database: ''Archachatina''
Achatinidae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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