Acavus phoenix
| Giant Land Snail | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Acavoidea |
| Family: | Acavidae |
| Genus: | Acavus |
| Species: | A. phoenix |
| Binomial name | |
| Acavus phoenix Pfeiffer, 1854 | |
Acavus phoenix, the giant land snail, is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae.
Two subspecies recognized.[1]
Description
Acavus phoenix is the most common Acavus species in he island. Shell about 60mm in diameter[2] and is rose colored and body black colored.[3]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is confined to wet zone of the country.
Subspecies
- Acavus phoenix phoenix
- Acavus phoenix castaneus
References
- ↑ "REVISION OF THE GENUS ACAVUS FROM SRI LANKA (GASTROPODA: ACAVIDAE)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "Giant Land Snail (Acavus phoenix)". flickr. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "Land Snails of Sri Lanka". Young Biologists' Association Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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