Lissachatina immaculata

Lissachatina immaculata is a species of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. [1]

Lissachatina immaculata
Lissachatina immaculata immaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Achatinina
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Lissachatina
Species:
L. immaculata
Binomial name
Lissachatina immaculata
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Achatina (Lissachatina) immaculata Lamarck, 1822 (superseded combination)
  • Achatina (Lissachatina) mulanjensis Crowley & Pain, 1981 accepted, alternate representation
  • Achatina antourtourensis Crosse, 1879 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina immaculata Lamarck, 1822 (superseded combination)
  • Achatina lamarckiana L. Pfeiffer, 1847 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina lechaptoisi Ancey, 1894 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina mossambica Brancsik, 1893 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina mulanjensis Crowley & Pain, 1981 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina panthera Férussac, 1832 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina panthera var. berevoensis Clench & Archer, 1930 (junior synonym)
  • Achatina panthera var. minor Junod, 1899 (junior synonym)
  • Helix (Cochlitoma) panthera Férussac, 1821 (nomen nudum)

Usually grows to 12–15 cm.

Lissachatina immaculata panthera

Subspecies

Subspecies within this species include:

  • Lissachatina immaculata immaculata
  • Lissachatina immaculata panthera
  • Lissachatina immaculata mozambique
  • Lissachatina immaculata two-tone

Distribution

This species occurs in Southeastern Africa

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lissachatina immaculata (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1375088 on 2021-06-15
  • Crosse, H. (1879). Description d'un espèce nouvelle d'Achatina de Nossi-Bé. Journal de Conchyliologie 27: 340.


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