Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Heterobranchia
Infraclassis: Euthyneura
Cohors: Tectipleura
Subcohors: Panpulmonata
SuperOrdo: Eupulmonata
Ordo: Stylommatophora
SubOrdo: Helicina
InfraOrdo: Rhytidoidei
Superfamilia: Rhytidoidea
Familia: Acavidae
Genus: Acavus
Species: Acavus phoenix
SubSpecies: A. p. phoenix – A. p. castaneus
Name
Acavus phoenix (L. Pfeiffer, 1854}
Type locality: Ceylon
References
Pfeiffer, L. 1854. Helix haemastoma Linn. und H. melanotragus Born. Malakozoologische Blätter 1: 53.
Hausdorf, B. & K.K. Perera. 2000. Revision of the genus Acavus from Sri Lanka (Gastropoda: Acavidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 66: 223.
Acavus phoenix, the giant land snail, is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae.
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.
References
"REVISION OF THE GENUS ACAVUS FROM SRI LANKA (GASTROPODA: ACAVIDAE)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
"Giant Land Snail (Acavus phoenix)". flickr. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
"Land Snails of Sri Lanka". Young Biologists' Association Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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