Archachatina

Archachatina
	Apertural view of a shell of Archachatina marginata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
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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