Achatinidae (New Latin, from Greek "agate") is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa.
Well known species include Achatina achatina the Giant African Snail, and Lissachatina fulica the Giant East African Snail.
As of 2022, there were 105 genera recognized within the family Achatinidae.
Description In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, . 1-146, cited pages: 139 and 142.
Distribution The native distribution of Achatinidae is Africa south of the Sahara."Family summary for Achatinidae". AnimalBase, last change 24-11-2007, accessed 3 August 2010
Taxonomy As of 2022, the family Achatinidae contains the following subfamilies: Achatininae Swainson, 1840synonyms: Urceidae Chaper, 1884; Ampullidae Winckworth, 1945 Coeliaxinae Pilsbry, 1907 Cryptelasminae Germain, 1916 Glessulinae Godwin-Austin, 1920 Opeatinae Thiele, 1931 Petriolinae Schileyko, 1999 Pyrgininae Germain, 1916 Rishetiinae Schileyko, 1999 Rumininae Wenz, 1923 Stenogyrinae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1877 Subulininae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1877 Thyrophorellinae Girard, 1895
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Achatinidae:
Achatininae Achatina Lamarck, 1799type genus of the family Achatinidae Archachatina Albers, 1850 Atopocochlis Crosse & P. Fischer, 1888 Bequaertina Mead, 1994 Brownisca Mead, 2004 Bruggenina Mead, 2004 Burtoa Bourguignat, 1889 Callistoplepa Ancey, 1888 Cochlitoma Férussac, 1821 Columna Perry, 1811 Leptocala Ancey, 1888 Leptocalina Bequaert, 1950 Leptocallista Pilsbry, 1904 Lignus Gray, 1834 Limicolaria Schumacher, 1817 Limicolariopsis d'Ailly, 1910 Lissachatina Bequaert, 1950 Metachatina Pilsbry, 1904 Pseudachatina Albers, 1850
Coeliaxinae Balfouria Crosse, 1884 Coeliaxis H. Adams & Angas, 1865 Ischnocion Pilsbry, 1907 Nannobeliscus Weyrauch, 1967 Neosubulina Smith, 1898 Riebeckia von Martens, 1883
Cryptelasminae Cryptelasmus Pilsbry, 1907 Thomea Girard, 1893
Glessulinae Glessula Martens, 1860
Opeatinae Eremopeas Pilsbry, 1906 Opeas Albers, 1850
Petriolinae Aporachis D. T. Holyoak, 2020 Bocageia Girard, 1893 Ceras Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901 Chilonopsis Fischer de Waldheim, 1848 Cleostyla Dall, 1896 Comoropeas Pilsbry, 1906 Dictyoglessula Pilsbry, 1919 Homorus Albers, 1850 Ischnoglessula Pilsbry, 1919 Itiopiana Preston, 1910 Kempioconcha Preston, 1913 Liobocageia Pilsbry, 1919 Mabilliella Ancey, 1886 Nothapalinus Connolly, 1923 Nothapalus von Martens, 1897 Oleata Ortiz de Zarate, 1959 Oreohomorus Pilsbry, 1919 Petriola Dall, 1905 Subuliniscus Pilsbry, 1919 Subulona Martens, 1889
Pyrgininae Pseudobalea Shuttleworth, 1854 Pyrgina Greef, 1882
Rishetiinae Bacillum Theobald, 1840 Eutomopeas Pilsbry, 1946 Rishetia Godwin-Austen, 1920 Tortaxis Pilsbry, 1906
Rumininae Krapfiella Preston, 1911 Lubricetta Haas, 1928 Namibiella Zilch, 1954 Rumina Risso, 1826 Xerocerastus Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1902
Stenogyrinae Chryserpes Pilsbry, 1906 Cupulella Aguayo & Jaume, 1948 †Cylindrogyra Repelin, 1902 Dolicholestes Pilsbry, 1906 Lyobasis Pilsbry, 1903 Neobeliscus Pilsbry, 1896 †Nisopsis Matheron, 1888 Obeliscus Beck, 1837 Ochroderma Ancey, 1885 Ochrodermatina Thiele, 1931 Ochrodermella Pilsbry, 1907 Plicaxis Sykes, 1903 Promoussonius Pilsbry, 1906 Protobeliscus Pilsbry, 1906 Rhodea Adams & Adams, 1855 Stenogyra Shuttleworth, 1854 Synapterpes Pilsbry, 1896 Zoniferella Pilsbry, 1906
Subulininae Allopeas H. B. Baker, 1935 Beckianum Baker, 1961 Curvella Chaper, 1885 Dysopeas Baker, 1927 Euonyma Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896 Fortuna Schlickum & Strauch, 1972 Hypolysia Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901 Lamellaxis Strebel & Pfeffer, 1882 Lavajatus Simone, 2018 Leptinaria Beck, 1837 Leptopeas Baker, 1927 Micropeas Connolly, 1923 Neoglessula Pilsbry, 1909 †Opetiopsis S.-Y. Guo, 1983 Paropeas Pilsbry, 1906 Pelatrinia Pilsbry, 1907 Prosopeas Mörch, 1876 Pseudoglessula Boettger, 1892 Pseudopeas Putzeys, 1899 Striosubulina Thiele, 1933 Subulina Beck, 1837 Vegrandinia Salvador, Cunha & Simone, 2013 Zootecus Westerlund, 1887
Thyrophorellinae Thyrophorella Greeff, 1882
Other subfamilies †Arabicolaria Harzhauser & Neubauer, 2016 †Pacaudiella Harzhauser & Neubauer, 2016
References
External links
Achatinidae Extensive information on Achatina and Archachatina in captivity with a helpful forum. US Dept of Agriculture