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Achatinidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Gastropoda
order
Stylommatophora
family
Achatinidae

Name

Homonyms
Achatinidae
Common names
Afrikanische Riesenschnecken in German
Caracoles terrestres gigantes in Spanish
Giant Land Snails in English
Große Achatschnecken in German
Reuselandslakke in Afrikaans
achatinovité in Slovak
achatinovití in Czech
diKgopa in Tswana
sylsnäckor in Swedish
Ахатина in Ukrainian
Ахатини in Ukrainian
Ахатиниды in Russian
Ахатинові in Ukrainian
שבלולי ענק in Hebrew
หอยทากยักษ์ in Thai
アフリカマイマイ科 in Japanese
瑪瑙螺科 in Chinese
非洲大蝸牛科 in Chinese
왕달팽이과 in Korean
sylsnäckor in Swedish
Afrikanische Riesenschnecken in German
giant African snails in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526.
  4. Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47(1-2): 1-397.
  5. Bouchet, Philippe, Jean-Pierre Rocroi, Bernhard Hasdorf, Andrzej Kaim, Yasunori Kano, et al., 2017: Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification of Gastropod and Monoplacophoran Families. Malacologia, vol. 61, no. 1-2. 1-526.
  6. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  7. Ponder, Winston Frank, David R. Lindberg, and Juliet Mary Ponder, 2020: null. Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca, vol. 2. xx + 870.
  8. WoRMS Editorial Board (2017) WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species
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