giant African land snails
(Genus Achatina Lamarck, 1799)

This species is Introduced in the United States

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EDDMapS Distribution

EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org

State Regulated List

State Lists - This map identifies those states that have this species on their invasive species list or law.

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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
Achatina Lamarck, 1799