| Achatina
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| Achatina achatina, Kakum National Park, Ghana
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Mollusca
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| Class:
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Gastropoda
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| Order:
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Stylommatophora
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| Family:
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Achatinidae
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| Subfamily:
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Achatininae
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| Genus:
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Achatina
Lamarck, 1799
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| Type species
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Bulla achatina Linnaeus, 1758
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| Synonyms
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- Achatina (Achatina) Lamarck, 1799 · alternate representation
- Achatina (Pintoa) Bourguignat, 1890 · alternate representation
- Achatina (Tripachatina) Bourguignat, 1890 · alternate representation
- Achatinus Montfort, 1810
- Achatium Link, 1807
- Agathina J. Férussac, 1807
- Agatina auct. (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Bulimus (Achatina) Lamarck, 1799 ·
- Euachatina Shuttleworth, 1856
- Geodes Gistel, 1848
- Glandina (Achatina) Lamarck, 1799 (considered a separate genus)
- Oncaea Gistel, 1848
- Parachatina Bourguignat, 1889
- Serpaea Bourguignat, 1889
- Tripachatina Bourguignat, 1890 ·
- Urceus Mörch, 1857
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Achatina is a genus of medium-sized to very large, air-breathing, tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.