Acavus phoenix explained

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.

External links

• Population Size, Plant Occupancy and Threats to Acavus

Notes and References

1. Web site: REVISION OF THE GENUS ACAVUS FROM SRI LANKA (GASTROPODA: ACAVIDAE) . https://web.archive.org/web/20111115214717/http://mollus.oxfordjournals.org/content/66/2/217.abstract . dead . 15 November 2011 . Journal of Molluscan Studies . 18 October 2016.
2. Web site: Giant Land Snail (Acavus phoenix) . 17 March 2012 . flickr . 18 October 2016.
3. Web site: Land Snails of Sri Lanka . Young Biologists' Association Sri Lanka . 18 October 2016 . 16 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200216015611/http://www.ybasrilanka.org/2011/01/land-snails-of-sri-lanka.html . dead .