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Acavus phoenix

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Acavus phoenix, the giant land snail, is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae.

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Acavidae
Genus: Acavus
Species:
A. phoenix
Binomial name
Acavus phoenix
Pfeiffer, 1854
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Taxonomy

There are two subspecies recognized:[1]

  • Acavus phoenix phoenix
  • Acavus phoenix castaneus

Description

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

This species is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is confined to wet zone of the country.

Acavus phoenix Habitat Map

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