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L. fulica also constitutes the predominant land snail found in Chinese markets, and larger species have potential as small, efficient livestock. [49] The snails have also become increasingly popular as pets [17] [50] [51] in some countries, [52] where various companies have sold the animal both as a pet and an education aid. [53]
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 ...
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)
The Giant African Land Snail is one of the largest terrestrial gastropods.
Florida has waged two eradication wars against the Giant African land snail, a voracious eater that can wreak havoc on the state's agricultural and forestry lands. ... Giant African land snails ...
The area is under a quarantine while Melon, the snail-sniffing Labrador, surveys the area for the invasive pest, which had been considered eradicated.
The giant West African snail or banana rasp snail (Archachatina marginata) is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. They can grow up to 20 centimetres (8 in) long, and live up to 10 years or more.
Shell Morphology, Radula and Genital Structures of New Invasive Giant African Land Snail Species, Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822, Achatina albopicta E.A. Smith (1878) and Achatina reticulata Pfeiffer, 1845 (Gastropoda:Achatinidae) in Southwest Nigeria; Kevdavies Exotic Pets' Achatina reticulata care guide & history