Acavus phoenix, the giant land snail, is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae.

Giant Land Snail
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Informal group: Sigmurethra
Family: Acavidae
Genus: Acavus
Species:
A. phoenix
Binomial name
Acavus phoenix
Pfeiffer, 1854

Taxonomy

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There are two subspecies recognized:[1]

  • Acavus phoenix phoenix
  • Acavus phoenix castaneus

Description

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Acavus phoenix is the most common Acavus species on the island. Shell about 60mm in diameter[2] and is rose colored and body black colored.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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This species is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is confined to wet zone of the country.

References

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  1. ^ "REVISION OF THE GENUS ACAVUS FROM SRI LANKA (GASTROPODA: ACAVIDAE)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Giant Land Snail (Acavus phoenix)". flickr. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Land Snails of Sri Lanka". Young Biologists' Association Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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