giant West African snail
(Archachatina marginata (Swainson, 1821))

This species is Exotic across its range in the United States

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Taxonomic Rank

Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795
Subclass: Heterobranchia Burmeister, 1837
Infraclass: Euthyneura Spengel, 1881
Superorder: Eupulmonata Haszprunar & Huber, 1990
Order: Stylommatophora A. Schmidt, 1855
Suborder: Achatinina Schileyko, 1979
Superfamily: Achatinoidea Swainson, 1840
Family: Achatinidae Swainson, 1840
Subfamily: Achatininae Swainson, 1840
Tribe: Achatinini Swainson, 1840
Genus: Archachatina Albers, 1850
Archachatina marginata (Swainson, 1821)