Achatinidae
Achatinidae 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.Distribution
The native distribution of Achatinidae is Africa south of the Sahara.Taxonomy
As of 2022, the family Achatinidae contains the following subfamilies:- Achatininae Swainson, 1840 – synonyms: 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:AchatininaeAchatina Lamarck, 1799 – type genus of the family AchatinidaeArchachatina Albers, 1850Atopocochlis Crosse & P. Fischer, 1888Bequaertina Mead, 1994Brownisca Mead, 2004Bruggenina Mead, 2004Burtoa Bourguignat, 1889Callistoplepa Ancey, 1888Cochlitoma Férussac, 1821Columna Perry, 1811Leptocala Ancey, 1888Leptocalina Bequaert, 1950Leptocallista Pilsbry, 1904Lignus Gray, 1834Limicolaria Schumacher, 1817Limicolariopsis d'Ailly, 1910Lissachatina Bequaert, 1950Metachatina Pilsbry, 1904Pseudachatina Albers, 1850
CoeliaxinaeBalfouria Crosse, 1884Coeliaxis H. Adams & Angas, 1865Ischnocion Pilsbry, 1907Nannobeliscus Weyrauch, 1967Neosubulina Smith, 1898Riebeckia von Martens, 1883
CryptelasminaeCryptelasmus Pilsbry, 1907Thomea Girard, 1893
GlessulinaeGlessula Martens, 1860
OpeatinaeEremopeas Pilsbry, 1906Opeas Albers, 1850
PetriolinaeAporachis D. T. Holyoak, 2020Bocageia Girard, 1893Ceras Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901Chilonopsis Fischer de Waldheim, 1848Cleostyla Dall, 1896Comoropeas Pilsbry, 1906Dictyoglessula Pilsbry, 1919Homorus Albers, 1850Ischnoglessula Pilsbry, 1919Itiopiana Preston, 1910Kempioconcha Preston, 1913Liobocageia Pilsbry, 1919Mabilliella Ancey, 1886Nothapalinus Connolly, 1923Nothapalus von Martens, 1897Oleata Ortiz de Zarate, 1959Oreohomorus Pilsbry, 1919Petriola Dall, 1905Subuliniscus Pilsbry, 1919Subulona Martens, 1889
PyrgininaePseudobalea Shuttleworth, 1854Pyrgina Greef, 1882
RishetiinaeBacillum Theobald, 1840Eutomopeas Pilsbry, 1946Rishetia Godwin-Austen, 1920Tortaxis Pilsbry, 1906
RumininaeKrapfiella Preston, 1911Lubricetta Haas, 1928Namibiella Zilch, 1954Rumina Risso, 1826Xerocerastus Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1902
StenogyrinaeChryserpes Pilsbry, 1906Cupulella Aguayo & Jaume, 1948
- †Cylindrogyra Repelin, 1902Dolicholestes Pilsbry, 1906Lyobasis Pilsbry, 1903Neobeliscus Pilsbry, 1896
- †Nisopsis Matheron, 1888Obeliscus Beck, 1837 Ochroderma Ancey, 1885Ochrodermatina Thiele, 1931Ochrodermella Pilsbry, 1907Plicaxis Sykes, 1903Promoussonius Pilsbry, 1906Protobeliscus Pilsbry, 1906Rhodea Adams & Adams, 1855Stenogyra Shuttleworth, 1854Synapterpes Pilsbry, 1896Zoniferella Pilsbry, 1906
- †Opetiopsis S.-Y. Guo, 1983Paropeas Pilsbry, 1906Pelatrinia Pilsbry, 1907Prosopeas Mörch, 1876Pseudoglessula Boettger, 1892Pseudopeas Putzeys, 1899Striosubulina Thiele, 1933Subulina Beck, 1837Vegrandinia Salvador, Cunha & Simone, 2013Zootecus Westerlund, 1887
Other subfamilies