- Source: Achatinidae
Achatinidae (New Latin, from Greek "agate") is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa.
Well known species include Achatina achatina the Giant African Snail, and Lissachatina fulica the Giant East African Snail.
As of 2022, there were 105 genera recognized within the family Achatinidae.
Description
In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).
Distribution
The native distribution of Achatinidae is Africa south of the Sahara.
Taxonomy
As of 2022, the family Achatinidae contains the following subfamilies:
Achatininae Swainson, 1840 – synonyms: Urceidae Chaper, 1884; Ampullidae Winckworth, 1945
Coeliaxinae Pilsbry, 1907
Cryptelasminae Germain, 1916
Glessulinae Godwin-Austin, 1920
Opeatinae Thiele, 1931
Petriolinae Schileyko, 1999
Pyrgininae Germain, 1916
Rishetiinae Schileyko, 1999
Rumininae Wenz, 1923
Stenogyrinae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1877
Subulininae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1877
Thyrophorellinae Girard, 1895
= Genera
=The following genera are recognised in the family Achatinidae:
References
External links
Data related to Achatinidae at Wikispecies
Media related to Achatinidae at Wikimedia Commons
Achatinidae Archived 2018-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
Extensive information on Achatina and Archachatina in captivity with a helpful forum.
US Dept of Agriculture
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bekicot
- Siput tunggul
- Koya, Tondano Selatan, Minahasa
- Pulmonata
- Achatinidae
- Lissachatina fulica
- List of molluscs of Botswana
- Giant African land snail
- List of gastropods of Saint Helena
- Achatina achatina
- Allopeas subula
- Archachatina marginata
- List of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha animals extinct in the Holocene
- Allopeas sykesi
