Achatinidae

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 Swainson, 1840synonyms: 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:
Achatininae
Achatina Lamarck, 1799type genus of the family Achatinidae
Archachatina Albers, 1850
Atopocochlis Crosse & P. Fischer, 1888
Bequaertina Mead, 1994
Brownisca Mead, 2004
Bruggenina Mead, 2004
Burtoa Bourguignat, 1889
Callistoplepa Ancey, 1888
Cochlitoma Férussac, 1821
Columna Perry, 1811
Leptocala Ancey, 1888
Leptocalina Bequaert, 1950
Leptocallista Pilsbry, 1904
Lignus Gray, 1834
Limicolaria Schumacher, 1817
Limicolariopsis d'Ailly, 1910
Lissachatina Bequaert, 1950
Metachatina Pilsbry, 1904
Pseudachatina Albers, 1850
Coeliaxinae
Balfouria Crosse, 1884
Coeliaxis H. Adams & Angas, 1865
Ischnocion Pilsbry, 1907
Nannobeliscus Weyrauch, 1967
Neosubulina Smith, 1898
Riebeckia von Martens, 1883
Cryptelasminae
Cryptelasmus Pilsbry, 1907
Thomea Girard, 1893
Glessulinae
Glessula Martens, 1860
Opeatinae
Eremopeas Pilsbry, 1906
Opeas Albers, 1850
Petriolinae
Aporachis D. T. Holyoak, 2020
Bocageia Girard, 1893
Ceras Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901
Chilonopsis Fischer de Waldheim, 1848
Cleostyla Dall, 1896
Comoropeas Pilsbry, 1906
Dictyoglessula Pilsbry, 1919
Homorus Albers, 1850
Ischnoglessula Pilsbry, 1919
Itiopiana Preston, 1910
Kempioconcha Preston, 1913
Liobocageia Pilsbry, 1919
Mabilliella Ancey, 1886
Nothapalinus Connolly, 1923
Nothapalus von Martens, 1897
Oleata Ortiz de Zarate, 1959
Oreohomorus Pilsbry, 1919
Petriola Dall, 1905
Subuliniscus Pilsbry, 1919
Subulona Martens, 1889
Pyrgininae
Pseudobalea Shuttleworth, 1854
Pyrgina Greef, 1882
Rishetiinae
Bacillum Theobald, 1840
Eutomopeas Pilsbry, 1946
Rishetia Godwin-Austen, 1920
Tortaxis Pilsbry, 1906
Rumininae
Krapfiella Preston, 1911
Lubricetta Haas, 1928
Namibiella Zilch, 1954
Rumina Risso, 1826
Xerocerastus Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1902
Stenogyrinae
Chryserpes Pilsbry, 1906
Cupulella Aguayo & Jaume, 1948
†Cylindrogyra Repelin, 1902
Dolicholestes Pilsbry, 1906
Lyobasis Pilsbry, 1903
Neobeliscus Pilsbry, 1896
†Nisopsis Matheron, 1888
Obeliscus Beck, 1837
Ochroderma Ancey, 1885
Ochrodermatina Thiele, 1931
Ochrodermella Pilsbry, 1907
Plicaxis Sykes, 1903
Promoussonius Pilsbry, 1906
Protobeliscus Pilsbry, 1906
Rhodea Adams & Adams, 1855
Stenogyra Shuttleworth, 1854
Synapterpes Pilsbry, 1896
Zoniferella Pilsbry, 1906
Subulininae
Allopeas H. B. Baker, 1935
Beckianum Baker, 1961
Curvella Chaper, 1885
Dysopeas Baker, 1927
Euonyma Melvill & Ponsonby, 1896
Fortuna Schlickum & Strauch, 1972
Hypolysia Melvill & Ponsonby, 1901
Lamellaxis Strebel & Pfeffer, 1882
Lavajatus Simone, 2018
Leptinaria Beck, 1837
Leptopeas Baker, 1927
Micropeas Connolly, 1923
Neoglessula Pilsbry, 1909
†Opetiopsis S.-Y. Guo, 1983
Paropeas Pilsbry, 1906
Pelatrinia Pilsbry, 1907
Prosopeas Mörch, 1876
Pseudoglessula Boettger, 1892
Pseudopeas Putzeys, 1899
Striosubulina Thiele, 1933
Subulina Beck, 1837
Vegrandinia Salvador, Cunha & Simone, 2013
Zootecus Westerlund, 1887
Thyrophorellinae
Thyrophorella Greeff, 1882
Other subfamilies
†Arabicolaria Harzhauser & Neubauer, 2016
†Pacaudiella Harzhauser & Neubauer, 2016
References
External links
Achatinidae
Extensive information on Achatina and Archachatina in captivity with a helpful forum.
US Dept of Agriculture
Extant Pleistocene first appearances
Gastropod families