Giant African Land Snail
Achatina fulica
Living individuals or members of this group exist today. This does not mean they are safe from extinction.
Soft-bodied animals such as octopuses, snails and clams.
Classification
- Common name
- Giant African Land Snail
- Browse group
- Molluscs
- Scientific name or taxon
- Achatina fulica
- Taxon rank
- species
- Order
- Stylommatophora
- Family
- Achatinidae
- Genus
- Lissachatina
- Source classification
- Gastropoda
Taxonomy checked against GBIF. For breeds and hybrids, this describes the listed parent taxon.
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The directory includes species, breeds, hybrids and broader groups. A listed scientific name may identify a parent species rather than a distinct species.
Sources
- A–Z Animals: Giant African Land Snail · Directory entry
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