Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Acavidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Acavoidea Genus Acavus | |
Similar Acavus, Acavus haemastoma, Acavidae, Corilla, Helicostyla | ||
Acavus phoenix, the giant land snail, is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae.
Contents
Two subspecies recognized.
Description
Acavus phoenix is the most common Acavus species in he island. Shell about 60mm in diameter and is rose colored and body black colored.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is confined to wet zone of the country.
Subspecies
References
Acavus phoenix Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA