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).
Distribution
The native distribution of Achatinidae is Africa south of the Sahara.
Taxonomy
As of 2022, the family Achatinidae contains the following subfamilies:
- Achatininae <small>Swainson, 1840</small>synonyms: Urceidae <small>Chaper, 1884</small>; Ampullidae <small>Winckworth, 1945</small>
- Coeliaxinae <small>Pilsbry, 1907</small>
- Cryptelasminae <small>Germain, 1916</small>
- Glessulinae <small>Godwin-Austin, 1920</small>
- Opeatinae <small>Thiele, 1931</small>
- Petriolinae <small>Schileyko, 1999</small>
- Pyrgininae <small>Germain, 1916</small>
- Rishetiinae <small>Schileyko, 1999</small>
- Rumininae <small>Wenz, 1923</small>
- Stenogyrinae <small>P. Fischer & Crosse, 1877</small>
- Subulininae <small>P. Fischer & Crosse, 1877</small>
- Thyrophorellinae <small>Girard, 1895</small>
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Achatinidae:
Achatininae
- Achatina <small>Lamarck, 1799</small>type genus of the family Achatinidae
- Archachatina <small>Albers, 1850</small>
- Atopocochlis <small>Crosse & P. Fischer, 1888</small>
- Bequaertina <small>Mead, 1994</small>
- Brownisca <small>Mead, 2004</small>
- Bruggenina <small>Mead, 2004</small>
- Burtoa <small>Bourguignat, 1889</small>
- Callistoplepa Ancey, 1888
- Cochlitoma <small>Férussac, 1821</small>
- Columna <small>Perry, 1811</small>
- Leptocala <small>Ancey, 1888</small>
- Leptocalina <small>Bequaert, 1950</small>
- Leptocallista <small>Pilsbry, 1904</small>
- Lignus <small>Gray, 1834</small>
- Limicolaria <small>Schumacher, 1817</small>
- Limicolariopsis <small>d'Ailly, 1910</small>
- Lissachatina <small>Bequaert, 1950</small>
- Metachatina <small>Pilsbry, 1904</small>
- Pseudachatina <small>Albers, 1850</small>
Coeliaxinae
Cryptelasminae
Glessulinae
Opeatinae
- Eremopeas <small>Pilsbry, 1906</small>
- Opeas <small>Albers, 1850</small>
Petriolinae
- Aporachis <small>D. T. Holyoak, 2020</small>
- Bocageia <small>Girard, 1893</small>
- Ceras <small>Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901</small>
- Chilonopsis <small>Fischer de Waldheim, 1848</small>
- Cleostyla <small>Dall, 1896</small>
- Comoropeas <small>Pilsbry, 1906</small>
- Dictyoglessula <small>Pilsbry, 1919</small>
- Homorus <small>Albers, 1850</small>
- Ischnoglessula <small>Pilsbry, 1919</small>
- Itiopiana <small>Preston, 1910</small>
- Kempioconcha <small>Preston, 1913</small>
- Liobocageia <small>Pilsbry, 1919</small>
- Mabilliella <small>Ancey, 1886</small>
- Nothapalinus <small>Connolly, 1923</small>
- Nothapalus <small>von Martens, 1897</small>
- Oleata <small>Ortiz de Zarate, 1959</small>
- Oreohomorus <small>Pilsbry, 1919</small>
- Petriola <small>Dall, 1905</small>
- Subuliniscus <small>Pilsbry, 1919</small>
- Subulona <small>Martens, 1889</small>
Pyrgininae
Rishetiinae
Rumininae
Stenogyrinae
- Chryserpes <small>Pilsbry, 1906</small>
- Cupulella <small>Aguayo & Jaume, 1948</small>
- â Cylindrogyra <small>Repelin, 1902</small>
- Dolicholestes <small>Pilsbry, 1906</small>
- Lyobasis <small>Pilsbry, 1903</small>
- Neobeliscus <small>Pilsbry, 1896</small>
- â Nisopsis <small>Matheron, 1888</small>
- Obeliscus <small>Beck, 1837</small>ÃÂ
- Ochroderma <small>Ancey, 1885</small>
- Ochrodermatina <small>Thiele, 1931</small>
- Ochrodermella <small>Pilsbry, 1907</small>
- Plicaxis <small>Sykes, 1903</small>
- Promoussonius <small>Pilsbry, 1906</small>
- Protobeliscus Pilsbry, 1906
- Rhodea <small>Adams & Adams, 1855</small>
- Stenogyra <small>Shuttleworth, 1854</small>
- Synapterpes <small>Pilsbry, 1896</small>
- Zoniferella <small>Pilsbry, 1906</small>
Subulininae
- Allopeas <small>H. B. Baker, 1935</small>
- Beckianum <small>Baker, 1961</small>
- Curvella <small>Chaper, 1885</small>
- Dysopeas <small>Baker, 1927</small>
- Euonyma <small>Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896</small>
- Fortuna <small>Schlickum & Strauch, 1972</small>
- Hypolysia <small>Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901</small>
- Lamellaxis <small>Strebel & Pfeffer, 1882</small>
- Lavajatus <small>Simone, 2018</small>
- Leptinaria <small>Beck, 1837</small>
- Leptopeas <small>Baker, 1927</small>
- Micropeas <small>Connolly, 1923</small>
- Neoglessula <small>Pilsbry, 1909</small>
- â Opetiopsis <small>S.-Y. Guo, 1983</small>
- Paropeas <small>Pilsbry, 1906</small>
- Pelatrinia <small>Pilsbry, 1907</small>
- Prosopeas <small>Mörch, 1876</small>
- Pseudoglessula <small>Boettger, 1892</small>
- Pseudopeas <small>Putzeys, 1899</small>
- Striosubulina <small>Thiele, 1933</small>
- Subulina <small>Beck, 1837</small>
- Vegrandinia <small>Salvador, Cunha & Simone, 2013</small>
- Zootecus <small>Westerlund, 1887</small>
Thyrophorellinae
Other subfamilies
- â Arabicolaria <small>Harzhauser & Neubauer, 2016</small>
- â Pacaudiella <small>Harzhauser & Neubauer, 2016</small>
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