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Lissachatina glutinosa

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Lissachatina glutinosa
Shell of Lissachatina glutinosa from Ethiopia on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Lissachatina
Species:
L. glutinosa
Binomial name
Lissachatina glutinosa
Pfeiffer, 1853
Synonyms
  • Achatina (Lissachatina) glutinosa L. Pfeiffer, 1854· accepted, alternate representation
  • Achatina glutinosa L. Pfeiffer, 1854 (original combination)
  • Achatina petersi E. von Martens, 1860

Lissachatina glutinosa, common name the African land snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae, the giant African snails.[1]

Description

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Shells of this species can reach a length of about 10–15 centimetres (3.9–5.9 in).[2]

Distribution

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This species is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lissachatina glutinosa (L. Pfeiffer, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1375095 on 2021-06-15
  2. ^ a b Anfri.livejournal
  3. ^ WMSDB
  • Martens, E. von. (1860). Verzeichniss der von Prof. Peters in Mossambique gesammelten Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken. Malakozoologische Blätter, 6[1859]: 211–221.
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