Archachatina marginata var. ovum 01

Description:

Summary[edit] Bouchet & Rocroi (2005): Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Subregnum: Eumetazoa • Cladus: Bilateria • Superphylum: Protostomia • Phylum: Mollusca • Classis: Gastropoda • Cladus: Heterobranchia • Cladus: Pulmonata • Cladus: Eupulmonata • Cladus: Stylommatophora • Cladus: Sigmurethra • Superfamilia: Achatinoidea • Familia: Achatinidae • Genus: Archachatina • Species: Archachatina marginata (Swainson, 1821) Description: Archachatina marginata var. ovum (Pfeiffer, 1879) Deutsch: Länge 15 cm; Herkunft: Westafrika. English: Giant African Snail; Length 15 cm; Originating from West Africa; Shell of own collection, therefore not geocoded. Dorsal, lateral (right side), ventral, back, and front view. Date: 5 November 2010. Source: Own work. Author: H. Zell. To the gallery of shells[edit].