Archachatina

Archachatina
Apertural view of a shell of Archachatina marginata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Archachatina
Albers, 1850
Synonyms
  • Archachatina (Archachatina) Albers, 1850· accepted, alternate representation
  • Archachatina (Calachatina) Pilsbry, 1919· accepted, alternate representation
  • Archachatina (Megachatinopsis) Bequaert & Clench, 1936· accepted, alternate representation
  • Archachatina (Tholachatina) Bequaert, 1950· accepted, alternate representation
  • Megachatina Bequaert & Clench, 1936
  • Tholachatina Bequaert, 1950

Archachatina is a genus of large tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.

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