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Achatina achatina

Achatina achatina, commonly known as the Giant Ghana African snail, also known as the Giant African snail, giant tiger land snail, and gigantocochlea, is a species of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. The name 'Achatina' is from 'achates', Greek for agate. It shares the common name 'giant African snail' with other species of snails such as Achatina fulica and Archachatina marginata.

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