Biology:Acavus phoenix
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Giant Land Snail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| 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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Acavus phoenix, the giant land snail, is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae.
Taxonomy
There are two subspecies recognized:[1]
- Acavus phoenix phoenix
- Acavus phoenix castaneus
Description
Acavus 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
This species is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is confined to wet zone of the country.
References
- ↑ "REVISION OF THE GENUS ACAVUS FROM SRI LANKA (GASTROPODA: ACAVIDAE)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. http://mollus.oxfordjournals.org/content/66/2/217.abstract. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "Giant Land Snail (Acavus phoenix)". flickr. 17 March 2012. https://www.flickr.com/photos/chris_chafer/6904062976. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "Land Snails of Sri Lanka". Young Biologists' Association Sri Lanka. http://www.ybasrilanka.org/2011/01/land-snails-of-sri-lanka.html. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q21232034 entry
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