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Lissachatina fulica is a species of large land snail that belongs in the subfamily Achatininae of the family Achatinidae. [ 1 ] It is also known as the Giant African land snail. [ 2 ] It shares the common name "giant African snail" with other species of snails such as Achatina achatina and Archachatina marginata.
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)
Achatina achatina. Achatina achatina, commonly known as the giant African snail, also known as the giant tiger land snail is a species of large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. The name "Achatina" is from "achates", Greek for agate. [1] It shares the common name " giant African ...
The giant African land snail, which is illegal to import or have in the U.S. without a permit, consumes at least 500 different types of plants, according to the FDACS. They can be devastating to ...
Giant African land snails first showed up in the U.S. in Miami in 1966, triggering an extensive eradication program that lasted nine years. But the ravenous snails returned to Miami in 2011 ...
An invading horde of giant African land snails has forced a county in southern Florida to introduce a quarantine zone in the hope of stopping the marauding molluscs before they can lay waste to ...
Achatina achatina Linnaeus, 1758 or giant African snail, agate snail or Ghana tiger snail, from Western Africa (Liberia through Nigeria) grows to be the largest land snail on Earth. Achatina ampullacea Böttger, 1910. Achatina balteata Reeve, 1849 - Cameroon to Central Angola. Achatina bandeirana Morelet, 1866. Achatina bayaona Morelet, 1866.
Giant African land snails, an invasive species of mollusk, poses a threat to Florida residents as it can spread meningitis from a parasite it carries.