Lissachatina glutinosa
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| Shell of Achatina glutinosa from Ethiopia on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | A. glutinosa
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| Achatina glutinosa Pfeiffer, 1853
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Achatina 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][2]
Description
Shells of this species can reach a length of about 10–15 centimetres (3.9–5.9 in).[3]
Distribution
This species is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.[3][4]
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