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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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Informal group: | Sigmurethra |
Family: | Acavidae |
Genus: | Acavus |
Species: | A. phoenix
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Binomial name | |
Acavus phoenix Pfeiffer, 1854
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Taxonomy
editThere are two subspecies recognized:[1]
- Acavus phoenix phoenix
- Acavus phoenix castaneus
Description
editAcavus 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
editThis species is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is confined to wet zone of the country.
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Giant Land Snail (Acavus phoenix)". flickr. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "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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