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Achatina glutinosa L. Pfeiffer 1854

Lissachatina glutinosa

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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

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

Distribution

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

References

  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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Lissachatina glutinosa: Brief Summary

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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.

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