Achatina

Achatina
	Achatina achatina, Kakum National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Stylommatophora
Suborder:	Achatinina
Superfamily:	Achatinoidea
Family:	Achatinidae
Subfamily:	Achatininae
Genus:	Achatina; Lamarck, 1799
Type species
	Bulla achatina Linnaeus, 1758;
Synonyms
	Achatina (Achatina) Lamarck, 1799 · alternate representation; Achatina (Pintoa) Bourguignat, 1890 · alternate representation; Achatina (Tripachatina) Bourguignat, 1890 · alternate representation; Achatinus Montfort, 1810; Achatium Link, 1807; Agathina J. Férussac, 1807; Agatina auct. (incorrect subsequent spelling); Bulimus (Achatina) Lamarck, 1799 ·; Euachatina Shuttleworth, 1856; Geodes Gistel, 1848; Glandina (Achatina) Lamarck, 1799 (considered a separate genus); Oncaea Gistel, 1848; Parachatina Bourguignat, 1889; Serpaea Bourguignat, 1889; Tripachatina Bourguignat, 1890 ·; Urceus Mörch, 1857;

Achatina is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.

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