| Giant Land Snail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| 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 diameter2 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
References
- "REVISION OF THE GENUS ACAVUS FROM SRI LANKA (GASTROPODA: ACAVIDAE)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Giant Land Snail (Acavus phoenix)". flickr. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Land Snails of Sri Lanka". Young Biologists' Association Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2016.