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Giant Ghana Tiger Snail

Achatina achatina (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Achatina achatina (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Mollusca Patch
Achatina achatina
Species recognized by wikipedia POL, wikipedia CZ, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Liberia Species List, Nigeria Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, and EOL authors
Achatina achatina (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and Mozambique Species List
Achatina Achatina
Recognized by Hanotte and Mensah 2002
Achatina achatina
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Achatina achatina
Recognized by Flickr Group
Achatina achatina (L. 1758)
Species recognized by Shelled animal body mass
Achatina achatina (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, and GBIF data coverage

Alternative Names

Bulla achatina Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Achatina (Achatina) achatina (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Achatina amphora H. Beck 1837
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Achatina perdix Lamarck 1822
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Achatina variegata Lamarck 1801
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Ampulla bombarda Röding 1798
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Ampulla flammea Röding 1798
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Ampulla lacteae Röding 1798
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum achatinum (Linnaeus 1758)
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Bulla achatina Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

giant Ghana tiger snail preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bavarian

Echte Achatschnecke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Ахаціна звычайная preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

гигантски тигров охлюв preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Caragol gegant de Ghana preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

oblovka obrovská preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dagbani

Gingalanyɔɣu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Tiikerikotilo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Echte Achatschnecke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

חילזון אפריקאי טיגריסי preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

afrikai óriáscsigák preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Џиновски афрички пуж preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

ఆఫ్రికా రాక్షస నత్త preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

De At

Echte Achatschnecke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

De Ch

Echte Achatschnecke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Achatina achatina (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Gastropoda Cuvier 1795
Heterobranchia Burmeister 1837
Stylommatophora
Achatinoidea Swainson 1840
Achatinidae
Achatina Lamarck 1799
Achatina achatina (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Achatina ampullacea Böttger 1910
Achatina balteata Reeve 1849
Achatina bandeirana Morelet 1866
Achatina bayaona Morelet 1866
Achatina bisculpta E. A. Smith 1878
Achatina connollyi Preston 1912
Achatina coroca Bruggen 1978
Achatina craveni E. A. Smith 1881
Achatina dammarensis L. Pfeiffer 1870
Achatina dohrniana L. Pfeiffer 1870
Achatina ellioti E. A. Smith 1895
Achatina greyi Da Costa 1907
Achatina hortensiae Morelet 1866
Achatina iostoma L. Pfeiffer 1854
Achatina obscura Da Costa 1907
Achatina osborni Pilsbry 1919
Achatina passargei E. von Martens 1900
Achatina perfecta Morelet 1867
Achatina pfeifferi Dunker 1845
Achatina polychroa Morelet 1866
Achatina randabeli Bourguignat 1890
Achatina rugosa Putzeys 1898
Achatina schinziana Mousson 1888
Achatina schweinfurthi E. von Martens 1873
Achatina smithii Craven 1881
Achatina stuhlmanni E. von Martens 1892
Achatina sylvatica Putzeys 1898
Achatina tavaresiana Morelet 1866
Achatina tincta Reeve 1842
Achatina tracheia Connolly 1929
Achatina transparens Da Costa 1907
Achatina vassei Germain 1918
Achatina vignoniana Morelet 1874
Achatina virgulata Da Costa 1907
Achatina welwitschi Morelet 1866
Achatina weynsi Dautzenberg 1899
Achatina wildemani Dautzenberg 1907

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda Cuvier 1795
Heterobranchia Burmeister 1837
Euthyneura
Tectipleura
Eupulmonata Haszprunar & Huber 1990
Stylommatophora A. Schmidt 1855
Achatinina
Achatinoidea Swainson 1840
Achatinidae Swainson 1840
Achatininae Swainson 1840
Achatinini Swainson 1840
Achatina Lamarck 1799
Achatina achatina (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Achatina achatina achatina (Linnaeus 1758)
Achatina achatina bayoli Morelet 1888
Achatina achatina depravata Bequaert 1950
Achatina achatina elegans (Link 1807)
Achatina achatina monochromatica Pilsbry 1904
Achatina achatina roseolabiata Bequaert 1950
Achatina achatina togoensis Bequaert & Clench 1934
Achatina ampullacea O. Boettger 1910
Achatina balteata Reeve 1849
Achatina bandeirana Morelet 1866
Achatina bayaona Morelet 1866
Achatina bisculpta E. A. Smith 1878
Achatina connollyi Preston 1912
Achatina coroca van Bruggen 1978
Achatina craveni E. A. Smith 1881
Achatina dammarensis L. Pfeiffer 1870
Achatina dohrniana L. Pfeiffer 1870
Achatina greyi Da Costa 1907
Achatina hortensiae Morelet 1866
Achatina inaequalis L. Pfeiffer 1855
Achatina iostoma L. Pfeiffer 1854
Achatina morrelli Preston 1905
Achatina obscura Da Costa 1907
Achatina osborni Pilsbry 1919
Achatina passargei E. von Martens 1900
Achatina perfecta Morelet 1867
Achatina pfeifferi Dunker 1845
Achatina polychroa Morelet 1866
Achatina randabeli Bourguignat 1890
Achatina rugosa Putzeys 1898
Achatina schinziana Mousson 1888
Achatina schweinfurthi E. von Martens 1874
Achatina semisculpta L. Pfeiffer 1845
Achatina smithii Craven 1881
Achatina spekei Dohrn 1864
Achatina stuhlmanni E. von Martens 1892
Achatina tavaresiana Morelet 1866
Achatina tincta Reeve 1842
Achatina tracheia Connolly 1929
Achatina transparens Da Costa 1907
Achatina vassei Germain 1918
Achatina vignoniana Morelet 1874
Achatina virgulata Da Costa 1907
Achatina welwitschi Morelet 1866
Achatina weynsi Dautzenberg 1900

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Stylommatophora
Achatinoidea
Achatinidae
Achatina
Achatina achatina (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Achatina (Tripachatina) vignoniana Morelet 1874
Achatina allisa L. Reeve 1849
Achatina ampullacea Böttger 1910
Achatina balteata Reeve 1849
Achatina bandeirana Morelet 1866
Achatina bayaona Morelet 1866
Achatina bayoli Morelet 1888
Achatina bisculpta E. A. Smith 1878
Achatina capelloi Furtado 1886
Achatina connollyi Preston 1912
Achatina coroca Bruggen 1978
Achatina craveni E. A. Smith 1881
Achatina dammarensis L. Pfeiffer 1870
Achatina eleanorae Mead 1995
Achatina ellioti E. A. Smith 1895
Achatina fulica (Férussac 1821)
Achatina glaucina E. A. Smith 1899
Achatina glutinosa L. Pfeiffer 1854
Achatina greyi Da Costa 1907
Achatina immaculata Lamarck 1822
Achatina iostoma L. Pfeiffer 1854
Achatina johnstoni E. A. Smith 1899
Achatina lechaptoisi Ancey 1894
Achatina obscura Da Costa 1907
Achatina osborni Pilsbry 1919
Achatina passargei E. von Martens 1900
Achatina pfeifferi Dunker 1845
Achatina randabeli Bourguignat 1889
Achatina reticulata L. Pfeiffer 1845
Achatina rugosa Putzeys 1898
Achatina schinziana Mousson 1888
Achatina schweinfurthi E. von Martens 1873
Achatina smithii Craven 1881
Achatina stuhlmanni E. von Martens 1892
Achatina sylvatica Putzeys 1898
Achatina tincta Reeve 1842
Achatina tracheia Connolly 1929
Achatina transparens Da Costa 1907
Achatina vassei Germain 1918
Achatina virgulata Da Costa 1907
Achatina welwitschi Morelet 1866
Achatina weynsi Dautzenberg 1899
Achatina wildemani Dautzenberg 1907

GBIF classification

Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Stylommatophora
Achatinidae
Achatina Lamarck 1799
Achatina achatina (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Achatina achatina achatina
Achatina achatina depravata Bequaert 1950
Achatina achatina elegans (Link 1807)
Achatina achatina minima Germain 1912
Achatina achatina rosedabiata J. Beq. & Clench
Achatina achatina var. achatina
Achatina achatina var. minima Germain 1912
Achatina aenigmatica van Bruggen
Achatina albicans
Achatina albopicta E. A. Smith 1878
Achatina allisa L. Reeve 1849
Achatina angiostoma C. B. Adams 1849
Achatina anomala Pfeiffer 1849
Achatina ariel Preston 1910
Achatina aurora L. Pfeiffer 1855
Achatina balteata Reeve 1849
Achatina bandeirana Morelet 1866
Achatina bayaona Morelet 1866
Achatina bayoli Morelet 1888
Achatina blanianus Poey
Achatina calabrica Pfeiffer 1865
Achatina camerunensis d'Ailly
Achatina cerea Pfeiffer 1854
Achatina chinensis L. Peiffer 1854
Achatina cochlea Reeve 1849
Achatina costulata Greeff 1882
Achatina dammarensis L. Pfeiffer 1870
Achatina darnaudi Pfeiffer 1855
Achatina dimidiata von Martens 1889
Achatina dohrniana L. Pfeiffer 1870
Achatina dunkeri L. Pfeiffer 1851
Achatina dysoni Pfeiffer 1846
Achatina eleanorae Mead 1995
Achatina erlangeri M. & K.
Achatina fatalis von Martens 1895
Achatina flammea
Achatina foxcrofti L. Pfeiffer 1861
Achatina frumentum Reeve
Achatina fulgens Pfeiffer
Achatina fulica (Férussac 1821)
Achatina fulminatrix von Martens 1867
Achatina fusca Pfeiffer
Achatina glaucina E. A. Smith 1899
Achatina griffithsii C. B. Adams 1845
Achatina hortensiae Morelet 1866
Achatina immaculata Lamarck 1822
Achatina ingallsiana C. B. Adams 1849
Achatina involuta Gould
Achatina iostoma L. Pfeiffer 1854
Achatina iota C. B. Adams
Achatina ivensi Furtado 1886
Achatina johnstoni E. A. Smith 1899
Achatina laevigata Pfeiffer
Achatina lamellosa Reeve 1849
Achatina leaiana Grateloup
Achatina letourneuxi Bourguignat 1879
Achatina leucostyla Petit
Achatina lhotelleri Bourguignat 1879
Achatina ligata C. B. Adams 1849
Achatina lineata Valenciennes 1827
Achatina longispira C. B. Adams 1850
Achatina loveridgei (Clench & Archer 1930)
Achatina magnifica Pfeiffer 1848
Achatina mayumbensis Beq & Cl.
Achatina micans C. B. Adams 1849
Achatina milne-edwardsiana Revoil 1885
Achatina moreletiana Deshayes 1851
Achatina morrelli Prest.
Achatina murrea Reeve 1849
Achatina obscura Da Costa 1907
Achatina osborni Pilsbry 1919
Achatina pachycheila Benson 1853
Achatina paivana Morelet 1866
Achatina passargei E. von Martens 1900
Achatina paxillus Reeve
Achatina pellucens C. B. Adams 1845
Achatina perfecta Morelet 1867
Achatina pfeifferi Dunker 1845
Achatina polyaliroa Morlet
Achatina polychroa Morelet 1866
Achatina puylaerti Mead 1997
Achatina pyramidella von Martens 1892
Achatina raffrayi Jousseaume 1883
Achatina redivivia Mabille 1901
Achatina reticulata L. Pfeiffer 1845
Achatina rhodesiaca Melvill & Standen
Achatina rhodostoma Philippi 1849
Achatina roseolabiata Beq.
Achatina rugosa Putzeys 1898
Achatina schinziana Mousson 1888
Achatina schweinfurthi E. von Martens 1873
Achatina studleyi Melvill & Ponsonby
Achatina sylvatica Putzeys 1898
Achatina tavaresiana Morelet 1866
Achatina thermalis Beq
Achatina tincta Reeve 1842
Achatina torrida Gould
Achatina transparens Da Costa 1907
Achatina turbinata Lea
Achatina undata
Achatina veneta Strobel 1855
Achatina ventricosa Link.
Achatina veruina Benson 1853
Achatina vicina C. B. Adams 1845
Achatina vignoniana Morelet 1874
Achatina wallacei Pfeiffer 1855
Achatina zanzibarica Bourg.
75 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Heterobranchia
Euthyneura
Panpulmonata
Eupulmonata
Stylommatophora
Sigmurethra
Achatinoidea
Achatinidae
Achatina
Achatina achatina (this page)
Achatina fulica
Achatina immaculata
Achatina reticulata
Achatina stuhlmanni
Achatina zebra
unclassified Achatina

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Heterobranchia
Euthyneura
Tectipleura
Eupulmonata
Stylommatophora
Achatinina
Achatinoidea
Achatinidae
Achatina
Achatina achatina (this page)
Achatina achatina achatina
Achatina achatina bayoli
Achatina achatina depravata
Achatina achatina elegans
Achatina achatina monochromatica
Achatina achatina roseolabiata
Achatina achatina togoensis
Achatina adusta
Achatina antinorii
Achatina ariel
Achatina bandeirana
Achatina barbigera
Achatina bayaona
Achatina bayoli
Achatina blandiana
Achatina buchneri
Achatina carnea
Achatina cereola
Achatina chemnitziana
Achatina colubrina
Achatina cornea
Achatina coroca
Achatina crenatus
Achatina cylindracea
Achatina dactylus
Achatina deshayesi
Achatina dysoni
Achatina ellioti
Achatina erecta
Achatina fatalis
Achatina foxcrofti
Achatina fulminatrix
Achatina fuscidula
Achatina fuscolabris
Achatina gemmellariana
Achatina glutinosa
Achatina gracilenta
Achatina gracillima
Achatina greyi
Achatina gundlachi
Achatina hastula
Achatina hortensiae
Achatina kilimae
Achatina lamellata
Achatina layardi
Achatina leptospira
Achatina leucostyla
Achatina lirifera
Achatina lowei
Achatina maculata
Achatina magnifica
Achatina mandralisci
Achatina marginata
Achatina mauritiana
Achatina minima
Achatina mollicella
Achatina monetaria
Achatina monticola
Achatina moreletiana
Achatina musaecola
Achatina nigella
Achatina nitida
Achatina obscura
Achatina orobia
Achatina osborni
Achatina pachycheila
Achatina paivana
Achatina pallens
Achatina parabilis
Achatina perfecta
Achatina petrensis
Achatina picta
Achatina polychroa
Achatina praelustris
Achatina pusilla
Achatina pyramis
Achatina randabeli
Achatina rangiana
Achatina reticulata
Achatina rhodesiaca
Achatina rizzeana
Achatina rugosa
Achatina schoutedeni
Achatina schuttleworthi
Achatina schweinfurthi
Achatina scrutillus
Achatina semisculpta
Achatina simplex
Achatina simpularia
Achatina smithi
Achatina solida
Achatina stephaniana
Achatina striata
Achatina stuhlmanni
Achatina sylvatica
Achatina texasiana
Achatina tincta
Achatina transparens
Achatina ustulata
Achatina vignoniana
Achatina virgulata
Achatina weynsi
Achatina wildemani
Achatina zebra
Achatina zebrula
Lissachatina
Lissachatina fulica
15 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.
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