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Achatina Lamarck, 1799

818098 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:818098)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Achatinina (Suborder)
  11. Achatinoidea (Superfamily)
  12. Achatinidae (Family)
  13. Achatininae (Subfamily)
  14. Achatinini (Tribe)
  15. Achatina (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Achatinini Swainson, 1840
Achatina (Achatina) Lamarck, 1799 · alternative representation
Achatina (Pintoa) Bourguignat, 1890 · alternative representation
Achatina (Tripachatina) Bourguignat, 1890 · alternative representation
Agathina J. B. Férussac, 1807 · unaccepted (invalid: unjustified emendation...)  
invalid: unjustified emendation of Achatina Lamarck, 1799
Glandina (Achatina) Lamarck, 1799 · unaccepted (considered a separate genus)

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  1. Species Achatina achatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  2. Species Achatina ampullacea O. Boettger, 1910
  3. Species Achatina balteata Reeve, 1849
  4. Species Achatina bandeirana Morelet, 1866
  5. Species Achatina bayaona Morelet, 1866
  6. Species Achatina connollyi Preston, 1912
  7. Species Achatina coroca van Bruggen, 1978
  8. Species Achatina craveni E. A. Smith, 1881
  9. Species Achatina dohrniana L. Pfeiffer, 1870
  10. Species Achatina greyi S. I. Da Costa, 1907
  11. Species Achatina inaequalis L. Pfeiffer, 1855
  12. Species Achatina iostoma L. Pfeiffer, 1854
  13. Species Achatina lucida R. A. Philippi, 1858
  14. Species Achatina morrelli Preston, 1905
  15. Species Achatina obscura S. I. Da Costa, 1907
  16. Species Achatina osborni Pilsbry, 1919
  17. Species Achatina passargei E. von Martens, 1900
  18. Species Achatina perfecta Morelet, 1867
  19. Species Achatina pfeifferi Dunker, 1845
  20. Species Achatina polychroa Morelet, 1866
  21. Species Achatina randabeli Bourguignat, 1890
  22. Species Achatina rugosa Putzeys, 1899
  23. Species Achatina schinziana Mousson, 1888
  24. Species Achatina schweinfurthi E. von Martens, 1874
  25. Species Achatina semisculpta L. Pfeiffer, 1845
  26. Species Achatina smithii Craven, 1881
  27. Species Achatina spekei Dohrn, 1864
  28. Species Achatina tavaresiana Morelet, 1866
  29. Species Achatina tincta Reeve, 1842
  30. Species Achatina tracheia Connolly, 1929
  31. Species Achatina transparens S. I. Da Costa, 1907
  32. Species Achatina vassei Germain, 1918
  33. Species Achatina vignoniana Morelet, 1874
  34. Species Achatina virgulata S. I. Da Costa, 1907
  35. Species Achatina welwitschi Morelet, 1866
  36. Species Achatina weynsi Dautzenberg, 1900
  37. Species Achatina alba T. Brown, 1827 (uncertain > unassessed)
  38. Species Achatina anais Lesson, 1840 (uncertain > unassessed)
  39. Species Achatina antiqua Deshayes, 1863 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  40. Species Achatina buccinula Grateloup, 1828 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  41. Species Achatina cerea L. Pfeiffer, 1854 (uncertain > unassessed)
  42. Species Achatina hudiensis L. R. Cox, 1933 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  43. Species Achatina reeveana L. Pfeiffer, 1849 (uncertain > unassessed)
  44. Species Achatina retzii d'Ailly, 1910 (uncertain > unassessed)
  45. Species Achatina rucifex (Capello & Ivens, 1881) (uncertain > unassessed)
  46. Species Achatina tandoniana Shuttleworth, 1852 (uncertain > unassessed)
  47. Subgenus Achatina (Cleostyla) Dall, 1896 accepted as Chilonopsis Fischer von Waldheim, 1848 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  48. Subgenus Achatina (Cylichnidia) R. T. Lowe, 1852 accepted as Cylichnidia R. T. Lowe, 1852
    1. Species Achatina (Cylichnidia) cylichna R. T. Lowe, 1852 † accepted as Cylichnidia cylichna (R. T. Lowe, 1852) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  49. Species Achatina acuminata Baudon, 1853 † accepted as Litiopa acuminata (Baudon, 1853) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  50. Species Achatina aurelianensis Deshayes, 1863 † accepted as Cochlicopa aurelianensis (Deshayes, 1863) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  51. Species Achatina bisculpta E. A. Smith, 1878 accepted as Serpaea bisculpta (E. A. Smith, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  52. Species Achatina candida Shuttleworth, 1852 accepted as Euglandina candida (Shuttleworth, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  53. Species Achatina chrysallis L. Pfeiffer, 1855 accepted as Pauahia chrysallis (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  54. Species Achatina columnella Deshayes, 1863 † accepted as Scalaxis columnella (Deshayes, 1863) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  55. Species Achatina cordieri Deshayes, 1863 † accepted as Palaeoglandina cordieri (Deshayes, 1863) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  56. Species Achatina costellata (J. Sowerby, 1822) † accepted as Palaeoglandina costellata (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  57. Species Achatina cuspidata de Boissy, 1848 † accepted as Scalaxis cuspidatus (de Boissy, 1848) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  58. Species Achatina dammarensis L. Pfeiffer, 1870 accepted as Serpaea dammarensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1870) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  59. Species Achatina diversa Deshayes, 1863 † accepted as Scalaxis diversus (Deshayes, 1863) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  60. Species Achatina dormitzeri Reuss, 1849 † accepted as Cochlicopa dormitzeri (Reuss, 1849) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  61. Species Achatina electa Deshayes, 1863 † accepted as Palaeoglandina gracilis (Zieten, 1832) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  62. Species Achatina elegans Klein, 1853 † accepted as Pseudoleacina kleiniana (Pilsbry, 1909) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of A. elegans C.B. Adams, 1849; Poiretia kleiniana is a replacement name; new combination)
  63. Species Achatina fragilis Deshayes, 1863 † accepted as Pseudoleacina fragilis (Deshayes, 1863) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  64. Species Achatina hortensiae Morelet, 1866 accepted as Serpaea hortensiae (Morelet, 1866) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  65. Species Achatina inflata Reuss, 1849 † accepted as Palaeoglandina gracilis (Zieten, 1832) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  66. Species Achatina loxostoma Klein, 1853 † accepted as Hypnophila loxostoma (Klein, 1853) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  67. Species Achatina lubricella A. Braun, 1851 † accepted as Hypnophila subrimata (Reuss, 1849) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  68. Species Achatina lunensis d'Ancona, 1867 † accepted as Palaeoglandina lunensis (d'Ancona, 1867) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  69. Species Achatina marioni Matheron, 1868 † accepted as Palaeoglandina marioni (Matheron, 1868) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  70. Species Achatina nana Shuttleworth, 1852 accepted as Varicoglandina nana (Shuttleworth, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  71. Species Achatina nympha L. Pfeiffer, 1842 accepted as Hypselostyla nympha (L. Pfeiffer, 1842) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  72. Species Achatina oligostropha Reuss, 1849 † accepted as Pseudoleacina oligostropha (Reuss, 1849) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  73. Species Achatina ornata L. Pfeiffer, 1846 accepted as Euglandina ornata (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  74. Species Achatina porrecta Gobanz, 1854 † accepted as Palaeoglandina porrecta (Gobanz, 1854) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  75. Species Achatina producta Reuss, 1849 † accepted as Pseudoleacina producta (Reuss, 1849) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  76. Species Achatina rillyensis de Boissy, 1848 † accepted as Scalaxis rillyensis (de Boissy, 1848) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  77. Species Achatina sandbergeri Thomä, 1845 † accepted as Pseudoleacina sandbergeri (Thomä, 1845) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  78. Species Achatina sculpturata Neubert & Van Damme, 2012 † accepted as Arabicolaria sculpturata (Neubert & Van Damme, 2012) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  79. Species Achatina semisulcata Deshayes, 1830 accepted as Oleacina semisulcata (Deshayes, 1830) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  80. Species Achatina similis de Boissy, 1848 † accepted as Scalaxis similis (de Boissy, 1848) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  81. Species Achatina splendens A. Braun, 1851 † accepted as Cochlicopa splendens (A. Braun, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  82. Species Achatina stigmatica Shuttleworth, 1852 accepted as Varicoglandina stigmatica (Shuttleworth, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  83. Species Achatina stuhlmanni E. von Martens, 1892 accepted as Serpaea stuhlmanni (E. von Marten, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  84. Species Achatina subrimata Reuss, 1849 † accepted as Hypnophila subrimata (Reuss, 1849) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  85. Species Achatina subsulcosa Thomä, 1845 † accepted as Pseudoleacina subsulcosa (Thomä, 1845) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  86. Species Achatina terveri de Boissy, 1848 † accepted as Pseudoleacina terveri (de Boissy, 1848) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  87. Species Achatina vialaii de Serres, 1844 † accepted as Palaeoglandina costellata vialaii (de Serres, 1844) † (superseded rank and combination)
  88. Subgenus Achatina (Achatina) Lamarck, 1799 represented as Achatina Lamarck, 1799
    1. Species Achatina (Achatina) achatina (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Achatina achatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
    2. Species Achatina (Achatina) ampullacea O. Boettger, 1910 represented as Achatina ampullacea O. Boettger, 1910
    3. Species Achatina (Achatina) balteata Reeve, 1849 represented as Achatina balteata Reeve, 1849
    4. Species Achatina (Achatina) bayaona Morelet, 1866 represented as Achatina bayaona Morelet, 1866
    5. Species Achatina (Achatina) bisculpta E. A. Smith, 1878 represented as Achatina bisculpta E. A. Smith, 1878 accepted as Serpaea bisculpta (E. A. Smith, 1878)
    6. Species Achatina (Achatina) connollyi Preston, 1912 represented as Achatina connollyi Preston, 1912
    7. Species Achatina (Achatina) craveni E. A. Smith, 1881 represented as Achatina craveni E. A. Smith, 1881
    8. Species Achatina (Achatina) dammarensis L. Pfeiffer, 1870 represented as Achatina dammarensis L. Pfeiffer, 1870 accepted as Serpaea dammarensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1870)
    9. Species Achatina (Achatina) iostoma L. Pfeiffer, 1854 represented as Achatina iostoma L. Pfeiffer, 1854
    10. Species Achatina (Achatina) passargei E. von Martens, 1900 represented as Achatina passargei E. von Martens, 1900
    11. Species Achatina (Achatina) schinziana Mousson, 1888 represented as Achatina schinziana Mousson, 1888
    12. Species Achatina (Achatina) smithii Craven, 1881 represented as Achatina smithii Craven, 1881
    13. Species Achatina (Achatina) tracheia Connolly, 1929 represented as Achatina tracheia Connolly, 1929
    14. Species Achatina (Achatina) vassei Germain, 1918 represented as Achatina vassei Germain, 1918
  89. Subgenus Achatina (Pintoa) Bourguignat, 1890 represented as Achatina Lamarck, 1799
    1. Species Achatina (Pintoa) pfeifferi Dunker, 1845 represented as Achatina pfeifferi Dunker, 1845
    2. Species Achatina (Pintoa) polychroa Morelet, 1866 represented as Achatina polychroa Morelet, 1866
  90. Subgenus Achatina (Polyphemus) Montfort, 1810 represented as Polyphemus Montfort, 1810 accepted as Oleacina Röding, 1789
    1. Species Achatina (Polyphemus) candida Shuttleworth, 1852 represented as Achatina candida Shuttleworth, 1852 accepted as Euglandina candida (Shuttleworth, 1852)
    2. Species Achatina (Polyphemus) nana Shuttleworth, 1852 represented as Achatina nana Shuttleworth, 1852 accepted as Varicoglandina nana (Shuttleworth, 1852)
    3. Species Achatina (Polyphemus) stigmatica Shuttleworth, 1852 represented as Achatina stigmatica Shuttleworth, 1852 accepted as Varicoglandina stigmatica (Shuttleworth, 1852)
  91. Subgenus Achatina (Tripachatina) Bourguignat, 1890 represented as Achatina Lamarck, 1799
    1. Species Achatina (Tripachatina) vignoniana Morelet, 1874 represented as Achatina vignoniana Morelet, 1874
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 75 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818098 on 2026-09-12
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Achatina Lamarck, 1799. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818098 on 2026-09-12
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2014-09-29 08:39:29Z
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2014-10-25 07:22:02Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
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Bank, Ruud
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Bouchet, Philippe
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Köhler, Frank
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Marshall, Bruce

original description Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 75 [details] 

original description (of Achatina (Pintoa) Bourguignat, 1890) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1890). Mollusques de l'Afrique équatoriale de Moguedouchou à Bagamoyo et de Bagamoyo au Tanganika. 1-229, pls 1-8. Book dated 1889, publication date 1890., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12909251
page(s): 80 [details] 

original description (of Achatina (Tripachatina) Bourguignat, 1890) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1890). Mollusques de l'Afrique équatoriale de Moguedouchou à Bagamoyo et de Bagamoyo au Tanganika. 1-229, pls 1-8. Book dated 1889, publication date 1890., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12909251
page(s): 73 [details] 

original description (of Agathina J. B. Férussac, 1807) Férussac, J. B. L. d'Audebard de & Férussac, A. E. J. P. F. d'Audebard de. (1807). <i>Essai d'une méthode conchyliologique appliquée aux Mollusques fluviatiles et terrestres d'après la considération de l'animal et de son test. Nouvelle édition augmentée d'une synonymie des espèces les plus remarquables, d'une table de concordance systématique de celles qui ont été décrites par Géoffroy, Poiret et Draparnaud, avec Müller et Linné, et terminée par un catalogue d'espèces observées en divers lieux de la France.</i> Paris: Delance. xvi + 142 pp. [between 23 September and 31 December]. , available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PPN=PPN614791812&DMDID=&LOGID=LOG_0002&PHYSID=PHYS_0006
page(s): 49 [details] OpenAccess publication

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): 478 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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