Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Fontanilla, I. K. C. (2010). Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica Bowdich: its molecular phylogeny, genetic variation in global populations, and its possible role in the spread of the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen). PhD thesis, University of Nottingham. 634 pp. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=237986

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Mollusca: class
Gastropoda: order
Stylommatophora: family
Achatinidae: genus
Lissachatina: species
Lissachatina fulica

Name

Synonyms: Achatina acuta Lamarck, 1822; Achatina couroupa Lesson, 1830; Achatina fasciata Deshayes, 1831; Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822; Achatina fulica fulica; Achatina mauritiana Lamarck, 1822; Achatina mauritiana var. sinistrorsa Grateloup, 1840; Achatina rediviva Mabille, 1901; Achatina zebra var. macrostoma H.Beck, 1837; Helix fulica Férussac, 1821; Helix fulica Röding, 1798; Lissachatina fulica (Férussac, 1821)
Homonyms: Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822); Lissachatina fulica (Férussac, 1821)
Common names: Achatine, Escargot géant africain in French; Giant African snail in English; Giant African snail, East African Land Snail in English; giant African snail in language.; Giant African Snail in English; Grote agaatslak in Dutch

Bibliographic References

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Sutcharit, C., Thach, P., Chhuoy, S., Ngor, P. B., Jeratthitikul, E., Siriwut, W., Srisonchai, R., Ng, T. H., Pholyotha, A., Jirapatrasilp, P. & Panha, S. (2020). Annotated checklist of the land snail fauna from southern Cambodia (Mollusca, Gastropoda). ZooKeys. 948: 1–46. 10.3897/zookeys.948.51671
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