Giant East African Snail (Achatina fulica) {!--아프리카왕달팽이--> Giant East African Snail
Gastropoda > Stylommatophora > Achatinidae
Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822
Photographer: John W. Dooley, USDA APHIS PPQ
Descriptor: Adult(s)
Description: Large shell cone-shaped shaped nail. Voraceous plant feeder and very destructive to landscape and homes. Picked up in baggage by PPQ Officer Berk Brown. As an agricultural pest in Florida, the shell was eradicated (see Abbott, 1989, Compendium of Landshells, pg.78) in 1972. Found in Hawaii and American Samoa, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tahiti, etc
The giant African snail or giant African land snail (Achatina fulica) is a species of large land snail that belong in the Achatinidae family. The species is native to East Africa, but it has been widely introduced to other parts of the world through the pet trade, as a food resource, and by accidental introduction.
