Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Bowdich, T. E. (1822). Elements of conchology, including the fossil genera and the animals. Part I. Univalves. 79 pp., 19 pls. Paris. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=39315
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Mollusca
- class
- Gastropoda
- order
- Stylommatophora
- family
- Achatinidae
- genus
- Lissachatina
- species
- Lissachatina fulica
Name
- Homonyms
- Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822
- Common names
- Afrikanische Riesenschnecke in language.
- Giant African snail, East African Land Snail in англійська
- achatine in language.
- escargot géant d'Afrique in language.
- giant African land snail in language.
- giant African snail in language.
- giant african snail in language.
- Afrikanische Riesenschnecke in німецька
- Gemeine Riesenschnecke in німецька
- Große Achatschnecke in німецька
- afrikansk jättelandsnäcka in шведська
- giant African land snail in англійська
- giant African snail in англійська
- giant East African land snail in англійська
Bibliographic References
- Abbott, R. T. (1948). The spread and destructiveness of the giant African snail, <i>Achatina fulica</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 62(1): 31-34.
- Abbott, R. T. (1969). <i>Achatina fulica</i> invades Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 83(2): 75.
- Annandale, N. (1907). The distribution in India of the African snail, <i>Achatina fulica</i> Fér. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 1(2): 176-177.
- Anonymous. (1926). Snail pest at Deniyaya, Ceylon. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 40(1): 33.
- Bacci, G. (1951). Elementi per una malacofauna dell'Abissinia e della Somalia. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, 65: 1-145. Genova.
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- Behura, B. K. (1955). Depredations of the giant African land snail, <i>Achatina fulica</i> (Ferussac) in Balasore (Orissa). <em>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.</em> 55(2): 287-288.
- Benson, W. H. (1858). Note sur la transportation et la naturalisation au Bengale de l'<i> Achatina fulica</i> de Lamarck. <em>Journal de Conchliologie, series 2.</em> 7: 266-268.
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- Bjelke (2017-05-15 22:00:00) E-mail to Johan Liljeblad 2017-04-07: Re: Nya snäckor
- Bowdich, T.E. (1822). <i>Elements of conchology, including the fossil genera and the animals. Part I. Univalves</i>. 79 pp., 19 pls. Paris.
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- Clement, D., Nolf, P. & Nolf, F. (2016). Shelling on Sint-Maarten/Saint Martin, the 'Friendly Island', Part 1: Introduction and land Mollusca. <em>Neptunea.</em> 14(1): 1-29, pls. 1-8, text-figures.
- Connolly, M. (1925). The non-marine Mollusca of Portuguese East Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 12 (3): 105-220, pl. 4-8. Cape Town. [March].
- Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
- Emberton, K.C.; Slapcinsky, J.; Campbell, C.A.; Rakotondrazafy, J.A.; Andriamiarison, T.N; Emberton, J.D. (2010). Terrestrial mollusks of Andriantantely Massif, Eastern Madagascar, with descriptions of 36 new species (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda; Pulmonata). <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 139(1): 71–141.