Acavus phoenix, the giant land snail, is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae.
| Giant Land Snail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Informal group: | Sigmurethra |
| Family: | Acavidae |
| Genus: | Acavus |
| Species: | A. phoenix
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| Binomial name | |
| Acavus phoenix Pfeiffer, 1854
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Taxonomy edit
There are two subspecies recognized:[1]
- Acavus phoenix phoenix
- Acavus phoenix castaneus
Description edit
Acavus phoenix is the most common Acavus species on the island. Shell about 60mm in diameter[2] and is rose colored and body black colored.[3]
Distribution and habitat edit
This species is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is confined to wet zone of the country.
References edit
- ^ "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.
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