Marine Species Traits - Achatinidae Swainson, 1840

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Achatinidae Swainson, 1840

AphiaID

816160 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:816160)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Achatinoidea Swainson, 1840

Original name

Achatininae Swainson, 1840

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Subfamily [unassigned] Achatinidae
1. Genus Arabicolaria Harzhauser & Neubauer, 2016 †
2. Genus Chilonopsis Fischer von Waldheim, 1848
3. Genus Pacaudiella Harzhauser & Neubauer, 2016 †
4. Genus Nesobia Ancey, 1887 accepted as Chilonopsis Fischer von Waldheim, 1848 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Achatininae Swainson, 1840
1. Tribe Achatinini Swainson, 1840
  1. Genus Achatina Lamarck, 1799
  2. Genus Archachatina Albers, 1850
  3. Genus Atopocochlis Crosse & P. Fischer, 1888
  4. Genus Bequaertina Mead, 1994
  5. Genus Brownisca Mead, 2004
  6. Genus Bruggenina Mead, 2004
  7. Genus Burtoa Bourguignat, 1890
  8. Genus Cochlitoma A. Férussac, 1821
  9. Genus Leptocalina Bequaert, 1950
  10. Genus Leptocallista Pilsbry, 1904
  11. Genus Lignus J. E. Gray, 1834
  12. Genus Lissachatina Bequaert, 1950
  13. Genus Metachatina Pilsbry, 1904
  14. Genus Pseudachatina Albers, 1850
  15. Genus Serpaea Bourguignat, 1890
  16. Genus Agathina J. B. Férussac, 1807 accepted as Achatina Lamarck, 1799 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Achatina Lamarck, 1799)
  17. Genus Eutaxis Ancey, 1888 accepted as Atopocochlis Crosse & P. Fischer, 1888 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  18. Genus Tholachatina Bequaert, 1950 accepted as Cochlitoma A. Férussac, 1821 (junior synonym)
2. Tribe Callistoplepini Mead, 1994
  1. Genus Callistoplepa Ancey, 1888
  2. Genus Leptocala Ancey, 1888
3. Tribe Limicolariini Schileyko, 1999
  1. Genus Columna G. Perry, 1811
  2. Genus Limicolaria Schumacher, 1817
  3. Genus Limicolariopsis d'Ailly, 1910
Subfamily Coeliaxinae Pilsbry, 1907
1. Genus Balfouria Crosse, 1885
2. Genus Coeliaxis H. Adams & Angas, 1865
3. Genus Ischnocion Pilsbry, 1907
4. Genus Neosubulina E. A. Smith, 1898
5. Genus Riebeckia E. von Martens, 1883
6. Genus Nannobeliscus Weyrauch, 1967 accepted as Rectobelus H. B. Baker, 1927 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Cryptelasminae Germain, 1916
1. Genus Cryptelasmus Pilsbry, 1907
2. Genus Thomea Girard, 1893
Subfamily Glessulinae Godwin-Austen, 1920
1. Genus Bacillum Theobald, 1870
2. Genus Glessula E. von Martens, 1860
3. Genus Rishetia Godwin-Austen, 1920
4. Genus Tortaxis Pilsbry, 1906
Subfamily Opeatinae Thiele, 1931
1. Genus Eremopeas Pilsbry, 1906
2. Genus Opeas Albers, 1850
Subfamily Petriolinae Schileyko, 1999
1. Genus Aporachis D. T. Holyoak, 2020
2. Genus Bocageia Girard, 1893
3. Genus Ceras Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901
4. Genus Comoropeas Pilsbry, 1906
5. Genus Dictyoglessula Pilsbry, 1919
6. Genus Homorus Albers, 1850
7. Genus Ischnoglessula Pilsbry, 1919
8. Genus Itiopiana Preston, 1910
9. Genus Kempioconcha Preston, 1913
10. Genus Liobocageia Pilsbry, 1919
11. Genus Mabilliella Ancey, 1886
12. Genus Nothapalinus Connolly, 1923
13. Genus Nothapalus E. von Martens, 1897
14. Genus Oleata Ortiz de Zárate López & Ortiz de Zárate Rocandio, 1959
15. Genus Oreohomorus Pilsbry, 1919
16. Genus Petriola Dall, 1905
17. Genus Subuliniscus Pilsbry, 1919
18. Genus Subulona E. von Martens, 1889
Subfamily Pyrgininae Germain, 1916
1. Genus Pseudobalea Shuttleworth, 1854
2. Genus Pyrgina Greeff, 1882
Subfamily Rumininae Wenz, 1923
1. Genus Krapfiella Preston, 1911
2. Genus Lubricetta F. Haas, 1928
3. Genus Namibiella Zilch, 1954
4. Genus Rumina Risso, 1826
5. Genus Xerocerastus Kobelt & von Möllendorff, 1902
Subfamily Stenogyrinae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1877
1. Genus Chryserpes Pilsbry, 1906
2. Genus Cupulella Aguayo & Jaume, 1948
3. Genus Cylindrogyra Repelin, 1902 †
4. Genus Dolicholestes Pilsbry, 1906
5. Genus Lyobasis Pilsbry, 1903
6. Genus Neobeliscus Pilsbry, 1896
7. Genus Nisopsis Matheron, 1888 †
8. Genus Obeliscus H. Beck, 1837
9. Genus Ochroderma Ancey, 1885
10. Genus Ochrodermatina Thiele, 1931
11. Genus Ochrodermella Pilsbry, 1907
12. Genus Plicaxis Sykes, 1903
13. Genus Promoussonius Pilsbry, 1906
14. Genus Protobeliscus Pilsbry, 1906
15. Genus Rectobelus H. B. Baker, 1927
16. Genus Rhodea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
17. Genus Stenogyra Shuttleworth, 1854
18. Genus Synapterpes Pilsbry, 1896
19. Genus Zoniferella Pilsbry, 1906
Subfamily Subulininae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1877
1. Genus Allopeas H. B. Baker, 1935
2. Genus Beckianum H. B. Baker, 1961
3. Genus Curvella Chaper, 1885
4. Genus Dysopeas H. B. Baker, 1927
5. Genus Euonyma Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896
6. Genus Eutomopeas Pilsbry, 1946
7. Genus Fortuna Schlickum & Strauch, 1972 †
8. Genus Hypolysia Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901
9. Genus Kenyaella Pickford, 2019 †
10. Genus Lamellaxis Strebel, 1882
11. Genus Lavajatus Simone, 2018
12. Genus Leptinaria H. Beck, 1837
13. Genus Leptopeas H. B. Baker, 1927
14. Genus Micropeas Connolly, 1923
15. Genus Neoglessula Pilsbry, 1909
16. Genus Opetiopsis S.-Y. Guo, 1983 †
17. Genus Paropeas Pilsbry, 1906
18. Genus Pelatrinia Pilsbry, 1907
19. Genus Prosopeas Mörch, 1876
20. Genus Pseudarinia Yen, 1952 †
21. Genus Pseudocolumna Wenz, 1920 †
22. Genus Pseudoglessula O. Boettger, 1892
23. Genus Pseudopeas Putzeys, 1899
24. Genus Striosubulina Thiele, 1933
25. Genus Subulina H. Beck, 1837
26. Genus Vegrandinia R. B. Salvador, C. Cunha & Simone, 2013
27. Genus Zootecus Westerlund, 1887
Subfamily Thyrophorellinae Girard, 1895
1. Genus Thyrophorella Greeff, 1882
Subfamily Rishetiinae Schileyko, 1999 accepted as Glessulinae Godwin-Austen, 1920 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatinidae Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816160 on 2026-10-04

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Achatinidae Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816160 on 2026-10-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-08-29 08:34:18Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

2015-11-03 07:32:06Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2016-02-13 20:54:49Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2025-08-01 19:57:12Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of Achatininae Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 334; note: original spelling Achatinae [details]

basis of record Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201 [details] Available for editors

additional source Schileyko, A. A. (1999). Treatise on Recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 4. Draparnaudiidae, Caryodidae, Macrocyclidae, Acavidae, Clavatoridae, Dorcasiidae, Sculptariidae, Corillidae, Plectopylidae, Megalobulimidae, Strophocheilidae, Cerionidae, Achatinidae, Subulinidae, Glessulidae, Micractaeonidae, Ferussaciidae. <em>Ruthenica.</em> Supplement 2: 437-564. Moskva [December].
page(s): 473 [details]

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Introduced: alien

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