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The largest living species is the Giant African Snail or Ghana Tiger Snail (Achatina achatina; Family Achatinidae), which can measure up to 30 cm. [13] [14] The largest land snails of non-tropical Eurasia are endemic Caucasian snails Helix buchi and Helix goderdziana from the south-eastern Black Sea area in Georgia and Turkey; diameter of the ...
Cornu aspersum (syn. Helix aspersa, Cryptomphalus aspersus), known by the common name garden snail, is a species of land snail in the family Helicidae, which includes some of the most familiar land snails. Of all terrestrial molluscs, this species may well be the most widely known.
Lissachatina albopicta, common name the African land snail, is a species of large air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. [1] This species is native to Kenya. [2]
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The shells of these snails often grow to a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) with a diameter of 9 centimetres (3.5 in). Certain examples have been surveyed in the wild at 30×15 cm, making them the largest extant land snail species known. [5] [6] Similar to other giant land snails such as L. fulica, A. achatina are herbivores. Their diets ...
The grove snail, brown-lipped snail or lemon snail (Cepaea nemoralis) is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc. [3] It is one of the most common large species of land snail in Europe, and has been introduced to North America. Subspecies. Cepaea nemoralis etrusca (Rossmässler, 1835) [4]
Giant African land snail is the common name of several species within the family Achatinidae, a family of unusually large African terrestrial snails: Achatina achatina, also known as the agate snail or Ghana tiger snail; Lissachatina fulica, a serious agricultural pest in some countries; Archachatina marginata, (Archachatina marginata)
Cantareus apertus, [2] commonly known as the green garden snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. Distribution