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Achatinidae (New Latin, from Greek "agate ") is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa.
Well known species include Achatina achatina Lissachatina fulica
As of 2022, there were 105 genera recognized within the family Achatinidae.
Description [ edit ]
In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).[2]
Distribution [ edit ]
The native distribution of Achatinidae is Africa south of the Sahara .[3]
Taxonomy [ edit ]
As of 2022, the family Achatinidae contains the following subfamilies:[4]
Achatininae Swainson , 1840Chaper, 1884 ; Ampullidae Winckworth, 1945
Coeliaxinae Pilsbry, 1907
Cryptelasminae Germain, 1916
Glessulinae Godwin-Austin, 1920
Opeatinae Thiele, 1931
Petriolinae Schileyko, 1999
Pyrgininae Germain, 1916
Rishetiinae Schileyko, 1999
Rumininae Wenz, 1923
Stenogyrinae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1877
Subulininae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1877
Thyrophorellinae Girard, 1895
Burtoa nilotica
The following genera are recognised in the family Achatinidae:[5]
Achatina Lamarck, 1799 – type genus of the family Achatinidae[6]
Archachatina Albers, 1850
Atopocochlis Crosse & P. Fischer, 1888
Bequaertina Mead, 1994
Brownisca Mead, 2004
Bruggenina Mead, 2004
Burtoa Bourguignat, 1889
Callistoplepa
Cochlitoma Férussac, 1821
Columna Perry, 1811
Leptocala Ancey, 1888
Leptocalina Bequaert, 1950
Leptocallista Pilsbry, 1904
Lignus Gray, 1834
Limicolaria Schumacher, 1817
Limicolariopsis d'Ailly, 1910
Lissachatina Bequaert, 1950
Metachatina Pilsbry, 1904
Pseudachatina Albers, 1850
Coeliaxinae
Cryptelasminae
Glessulinae
Opeatinae
Petriolinae
Aporachis D. T. Holyoak, 2020
Bocageia Girard, 1893
Ceras Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901
Chilonopsis Fischer de Waldheim, 1848
Cleostyla Dall, 1896
Comoropeas Pilsbry, 1906
Dictyoglessula Pilsbry, 1919
Homorus Albers, 1850
Ischnoglessula Pilsbry, 1919
Itiopiana Preston, 1910
Kempioconcha Preston, 1913
Liobocageia Pilsbry, 1919
Mabilliella Ancey, 1886
Nothapalinus Connolly, 1923
Nothapalus von Martens, 1897
Oleata Ortiz de Zarate, 1959
Oreohomorus Pilsbry, 1919
Petriola Dall, 1905
Subuliniscus Pilsbry, 1919
Subulona Martens, 1889
Pyrgininae
Rishetiinae
Rumininae
Stenogyrinae
Chryserpes Pilsbry, 1906
Cupulella Aguayo & Jaume, 1948
†Cylindrogyra Repelin, 1902
Dolicholestes Pilsbry, 1906
Lyobasis Pilsbry, 1903
Neobeliscus Pilsbry, 1896
†Nisopsis Matheron, 1888
Obeliscus Beck, 1837
Ochroderma Ancey, 1885
Ochrodermatina Thiele, 1931
Ochrodermella Pilsbry, 1907
Plicaxis Sykes, 1903
Promoussonius Pilsbry, 1906
Protobeliscus
Rhodea Adams & Adams, 1855
Stenogyra Shuttleworth, 1854
Synapterpes Pilsbry, 1896
Zoniferella Pilsbry, 1906
Subulininae
Allopeas H. B. Baker, 1935
Beckianum Baker, 1961
Curvella Chaper, 1885
Dysopeas Baker, 1927
Euonyma Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896
Fortuna Schlickum & Strauch, 1972
Hypolysia Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901
Lamellaxis Strebel & Pfeffer, 1882
Lavajatus Simone, 2018
Leptinaria Beck, 1837
Leptopeas Baker, 1927
Micropeas Connolly, 1923
Neoglessula Pilsbry, 1909
†Opetiopsis S.-Y. Guo, 1983
Paropeas Pilsbry, 1906
Pelatrinia Pilsbry, 1907
Prosopeas Mörch, 1876
Pseudoglessula Boettger, 1892
Pseudopeas Putzeys, 1899
Striosubulina Thiele, 1933
Subulina Beck, 1837
Vegrandinia Salvador, Cunha & Simone, 2013
Zootecus Westerlund, 1887
Thyrophorellinae
Other subfamilies
References [ edit ]
^ "Family summary for Achatinidae" . AnimalBase , last change 24-11-2007, accessed 3 August 2010
^ Bank, R. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017. . World Register of Marine Species , Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^ "WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species – Achatinidae Swainson, 1840" . www.marinespecies.org . Retrieved 2022-11-20 .
^ Bouchet, Philippe ; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre ; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston ; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families ". Malacologia 47 ISBN 3-925919-72-4 ISSN 0076-2997 .
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Achatinidae&oldid=1195392226 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● A c h a t i n i d a e ● E x t a n t P l e i s t o c e n e f i r s t a p p e a r a n c e s ● G a s t r o p o d f a m i l i e s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h ' s p e c i e s ' m i c r o f o r m a t s ● C o m m o n s c a t e g o r y l i n k f r o m W i k i d a t a ● W e b a r c h i v e t e m p l a t e w a y b a c k l i n k s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h J 9 U i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h N K C i d e n t i f i e r s
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
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