African Land Snail (Archachatina marginata suturalis)


African Land Snail, Achatina varicosa (Stylommatophora Achatinidae

Archachatina marginata (Swainson, 1821) (of ) Swainson, W. (1820-1823). Zoological Illustrations, or, original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists.


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Archachatina marginata suturalis is a subspecies of mollusks with 7 observations


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In Today's Video, filming from our Demonstration Farm, we are looking at the Comparism between the two different species of Archachatina marginata which are.


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Archachatina marginata var. suturalis. Archachatina marginata is the largest of the Archachatina snails and is found in West Africa. It appears to be a mainly terrestrial snail. In Cameroon it can be found aestivating under ground during the drier months, having a closed aperture, sealed with a solid, calcareous, white epiphragm.


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Archachatina marginata var. suturalis albino . The foot is white. The tentacles are white. Archachatina marginata var. suturalis (dark) The foot is dark. The tentacles are dark. These snails have a significantly darker shell. Archachatina marginata var. Eduardi. Columella is a mix of slightly bluish and white-pearl coloration. They do not grow.


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Archachatina marginata suturalis is a beautiful and rare species of giant African land snails. It has a yellowish shell with dark brown sutures and a bluish-white columella. Learn more about its characteristics, care and breeding on AchatSchnecken-Team, the website for snail enthusiasts.


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Typical marginata: Large and broad, with a white or bluish white columella, parietal wall and outer lip. Subspecies/form ovum: Large and broad, with a white or bluish white outer lip, but an apricot-yellow columella and parietal area. Yellowish apex. Subspecies/form . suturalis: Medium to large, slenderer and with a narrower body whorl.


African Land Snail (Archachatina marginata suturalis)

A. marginata. Binomial name. Archachatina marginata. ( Swainson, 1821) The giant West African snail or banana rasp snail ( Archachatina marginata) is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. They can grow up to 20 centimetres (8 in) long, and live up to 10 years or more.

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