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Cowie, R. H. (2015). The recent apple snails of Africa and Asia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Ampullariidae: Afropomus, Forbesopomus, Lanistes, Pila, Saulea): a nomenclatural and type catalogue. The apple snails of the Americas: addenda and corrigenda. Zootaxa. 3940(1): 1-92.
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Cowie, R. H.
2015
The recent apple snails of Africa and Asia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Ampullariidae: <i>Afropomus, Forbesopomus, Lanistes, Pila, Saulea</i>): a nomenclatural and type catalogue. The apple snails of the Americas: addenda and corrigenda
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Afropominae Berthold, 1991 accepted as Ampullariinae Gray, 1824 (source of synonymy)
Afropomus Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 (basis of record)
Afropomus balanoideus (A. Gould, 1850) (basis of record)
Afropomus balanoideus nimbae E. Binder, 1963 (basis of record)
Ampullaria bolteniana (Röding, 1798) accepted as Lanistes boltenianus (Röding, 1798) (additional source)
Ampullaria bridouxi Bourguignat, 1888 accepted as Pila ovata (Olivier, 1804) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria cecillei R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Pila cecillei (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (basis of record)
Ampullaria chariensis Germain, 1905 accepted as Pila wernei (R. A. Philippi, 1851) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria chevalieri Germain, 1904 accepted as Pila wernei (R. A. Philippi, 1851) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria dumesniliana Billotte, 1885 accepted as Pila wernei (R. A. Philippi, 1851) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria gordoni var. volkensi E. von Martens, 1897 accepted as Pila wernei (R. A. Philippi, 1851) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria gradata E. A. Smith, 1881 accepted as Pila ovata (Olivier, 1804) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria guinaica Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Lanistes varicus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria inops Morelet, 1851 accepted as Ampullaria cecillei R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Pila cecillei (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria largillierti R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Pila cecillei (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1879 accepted as Pila ovata (Olivier, 1804) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria madagascariensis E. A. Smith, 1882 accepted as Pila cecillei (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria nux Reeve, 1856 accepted as Pila saxea (Reeve, 1856) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria nyanzae E. A. Smith, 1892 accepted as Pila ovata (Olivier, 1804) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria olivacea Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Lanistes varicus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria revoili Billotte, 1885 accepted as Pila speciosa (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria ruchetiana Billotte, 1885 accepted as Pila speciosa (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria subscutata Mousson, 1882 accepted as Pila cecillei (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (source of synonymy)
Ampullariidae J. E. Gray, 1824 (taxonomy source)
Forbesopomus Bequaert & Clench, 1937 (basis of record)
Forbesopomus atalanta Bequaert & Clench, 1937 (basis of record)
Lanistes (Meladomus) connollyi Pain, 1954 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes (Meladomus) ovum mweruensis Pain, 1954 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes (Meladomus) ovum var. plicosus E. von Martens, 1897 (additional source)
Lanistes (Meladomus) procerus langi Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes (Plesiolanistes) Berthold, 1991 accepted as Lanistes Montfort, 1810 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes affinis E. A. Smith, 1878 accepted as Lanistes ellipticus E. von Martens, 1866 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes affinis var. manyarana Sturany, 1894 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes alexandri (Bourguignat, 1890) (basis of record)
Lanistes ambiguus E. von Martens, 1866 (basis of record)
Lanistes bernardianus (Morelet, 1860) (basis of record)
Lanistes bicarinatus Germain, 1907 (basis of record)
Lanistes bloyeti (Bourguignat, 1890) (basis of record)
Lanistes bolteni var. perfecta Pallary, 1909 accepted as Lanistes boltenianus (Röding, 1798) (source of synonymy)
Lanistes boltenianus var. depressa G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Lanistes boltenianus (Röding, 1798) (source of synonymy)
Lanistes bourguignoni Putzeys, 1899 accepted as Lanistes congicus O. Boettger, 1891 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes carinatus (Olivier, 1804) accepted as Lanistes boltenianus (Röding, 1798) (basis of record)
Lanistes chaperi (Kobelt, 1912) (basis of record)
Lanistes ciliatus E. von Martens, 1878 (basis of record)
Lanistes congicus O. Boettger, 1891 (basis of record)
Lanistes congicus fraternus Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 accepted as Lanistes congicus O. Boettger, 1891 (basis of record)
Lanistes congicus var. mayumbae Dartevelle, 1934 accepted as Lanistes congicus O. Boettger, 1891 (basis of record)
Lanistes deguerryanus (Bourguignat, 1890) (basis of record)
Lanistes ellipticus E. von Martens, 1866 (basis of record)
Lanistes ellipticus var. luapulensis Furtado, 1886 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes farleri Craven, 1880 (basis of record)
Lanistes foai Germain, 1905 accepted as Lanistes nsendweensis Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes fultoni (Kobelt, 1912) (basis of record)
Lanistes grasseti (Morelet, 1863) (basis of record)
Lanistes graueri Thiele, 1911 (basis of record)
Lanistes gribinguiensis Germain, 1905 accepted as Lanistes nsendweensis Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes holostoma (Morelet, 1860) (basis of record)
Lanistes intortus (Lamarck, 1816) (basis of record)
Lanistes jouberti (Bourguignat, 1888) (basis of record)
Lanistes kobelti Pain, 1954 accepted as Lanistes congicus O. Boettger, 1891 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes letourneuxi (Bourguignat, 1879) (basis of record)
Lanistes libycus (Morelet, 1848) (basis of record)
Lanistes magnus Furtado, 1886 (basis of record)
Lanistes millestriatus Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 (basis of record)
Lanistes nasutus Mandahl-Barth, 1972 (basis of record)
Lanistes neavei Melvill & Standen, 1907 (basis of record)
Lanistes neritoides D. S. Brown & Berthold, 1990 (basis of record)
Lanistes niloticus (Swainson, 1830) (basis of record)
Lanistes nitidissimus (Bourguignat, 1890) (basis of record)
Lanistes nsendweensis Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901 (basis of record)
Lanistes nsendweensis katanganus Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 accepted as Lanistes neavei Melvill & Standen, 1907 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes nyassanus Dohrn, 1865 (basis of record)
Lanistes olivaceus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (status source)
Lanistes olivaceus var. procerus E. von Martens, 1866 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes olivierii Montfort, 1810 accepted as Lanistes boltenianus (Röding, 1798) (source of synonymy)
Lanistes ovatus (Olivier, 1804) accepted as Pila ovata (Olivier, 1804) (basis of record)
Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (basis of record)
Lanistes ovum var. elatior E. von Martens, 1866 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes ovum var. lacoini Germain, 1907 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes ovum var. major Germain, 1907 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (basis of record)
Lanistes ovum var. plicosus E. von Martens, 1897 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (basis of record)
Lanistes palustris (Morelet, 1864) (basis of record)
Lanistes pfeifferi (Bourguignat, 1879) (basis of record)
Lanistes pilsbryi B. Walker, 1925 (basis of record)
Lanistes plicosus E. von Martens, 1879 accepted as Lanistes grasseti (Morelet, 1863) (source of synonymy)
Lanistes procerus var. minor Germain, 1907 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes purpureus (Jonas, 1839) (basis of record)
Lanistes pyramidalis (Bourguignat, 1879) (basis of record)
Lanistes sculptus E. von Martens, 1887 accepted as Lanistes farleri Craven, 1880 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes solidus E. A. Smith, 1878 (status source)
Lanistes varicus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (basis of record)
Lanistes vignoni (Bourguignat, 1890) (basis of record)
Leroya Grandidier, 1887 accepted as Lanistes Montfort, 1810 (source of synonymy)
Leroya bourguignati Grandidier, 1887 accepted as Lanistes farleri Craven, 1880 (source of synonymy)
Leroya charmetanti Grandidier, 1887 accepted as Lanistes farleri Craven, 1880 (source of synonymy)
Meladomus Swainson, 1840 accepted as Lanistes Montfort, 1810 (source of synonymy)
Meladomus (Bolteniana) Bourguignat, 1890 accepted as Lanistes Montfort, 1810 (source of synonymy)
Meladomus (Lanistes) libycus var. albersi Kobelt, 1912 accepted as Lanistes libycus (Morelet, 1848) (source of synonymy)
Meladomus (Libyciana) Bourguignat, 1889 accepted as Lanistes Montfort, 1810 (source of synonymy)
Meladomus (Nyassana) Bourguignat, 1890 accepted as Lanistes Montfort, 1810 (source of synonymy)
Afropomus Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 (basis of record)
Afropomus balanoideus (A. Gould, 1850) (basis of record)
Afropomus balanoideus nimbae E. Binder, 1963 (basis of record)
Ampullaria bolteniana (Röding, 1798) accepted as Lanistes boltenianus (Röding, 1798) (additional source)
Ampullaria bridouxi Bourguignat, 1888 accepted as Pila ovata (Olivier, 1804) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria cecillei R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Pila cecillei (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (basis of record)
Ampullaria chariensis Germain, 1905 accepted as Pila wernei (R. A. Philippi, 1851) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria chevalieri Germain, 1904 accepted as Pila wernei (R. A. Philippi, 1851) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria dumesniliana Billotte, 1885 accepted as Pila wernei (R. A. Philippi, 1851) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria gordoni var. volkensi E. von Martens, 1897 accepted as Pila wernei (R. A. Philippi, 1851) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria gradata E. A. Smith, 1881 accepted as Pila ovata (Olivier, 1804) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria guinaica Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Lanistes varicus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria inops Morelet, 1851 accepted as Ampullaria cecillei R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Pila cecillei (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria largillierti R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Pila cecillei (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1879 accepted as Pila ovata (Olivier, 1804) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria madagascariensis E. A. Smith, 1882 accepted as Pila cecillei (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria nux Reeve, 1856 accepted as Pila saxea (Reeve, 1856) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria nyanzae E. A. Smith, 1892 accepted as Pila ovata (Olivier, 1804) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria olivacea Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Lanistes varicus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria revoili Billotte, 1885 accepted as Pila speciosa (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria ruchetiana Billotte, 1885 accepted as Pila speciosa (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (source of synonymy)
Ampullaria subscutata Mousson, 1882 accepted as Pila cecillei (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (source of synonymy)
Ampullariidae J. E. Gray, 1824 (taxonomy source)
Forbesopomus Bequaert & Clench, 1937 (basis of record)
Forbesopomus atalanta Bequaert & Clench, 1937 (basis of record)
Lanistes (Meladomus) connollyi Pain, 1954 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes (Meladomus) ovum mweruensis Pain, 1954 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes (Meladomus) ovum var. plicosus E. von Martens, 1897 (additional source)
Lanistes (Meladomus) procerus langi Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes (Plesiolanistes) Berthold, 1991 accepted as Lanistes Montfort, 1810 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes affinis E. A. Smith, 1878 accepted as Lanistes ellipticus E. von Martens, 1866 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes affinis var. manyarana Sturany, 1894 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes alexandri (Bourguignat, 1890) (basis of record)
Lanistes ambiguus E. von Martens, 1866 (basis of record)
Lanistes bernardianus (Morelet, 1860) (basis of record)
Lanistes bicarinatus Germain, 1907 (basis of record)
Lanistes bloyeti (Bourguignat, 1890) (basis of record)
Lanistes bolteni var. perfecta Pallary, 1909 accepted as Lanistes boltenianus (Röding, 1798) (source of synonymy)
Lanistes boltenianus var. depressa G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Lanistes boltenianus (Röding, 1798) (source of synonymy)
Lanistes bourguignoni Putzeys, 1899 accepted as Lanistes congicus O. Boettger, 1891 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes carinatus (Olivier, 1804) accepted as Lanistes boltenianus (Röding, 1798) (basis of record)
Lanistes chaperi (Kobelt, 1912) (basis of record)
Lanistes ciliatus E. von Martens, 1878 (basis of record)
Lanistes congicus O. Boettger, 1891 (basis of record)
Lanistes congicus fraternus Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 accepted as Lanistes congicus O. Boettger, 1891 (basis of record)
Lanistes congicus var. mayumbae Dartevelle, 1934 accepted as Lanistes congicus O. Boettger, 1891 (basis of record)
Lanistes deguerryanus (Bourguignat, 1890) (basis of record)
Lanistes ellipticus E. von Martens, 1866 (basis of record)
Lanistes ellipticus var. luapulensis Furtado, 1886 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes farleri Craven, 1880 (basis of record)
Lanistes foai Germain, 1905 accepted as Lanistes nsendweensis Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes fultoni (Kobelt, 1912) (basis of record)
Lanistes grasseti (Morelet, 1863) (basis of record)
Lanistes graueri Thiele, 1911 (basis of record)
Lanistes gribinguiensis Germain, 1905 accepted as Lanistes nsendweensis Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes holostoma (Morelet, 1860) (basis of record)
Lanistes intortus (Lamarck, 1816) (basis of record)
Lanistes jouberti (Bourguignat, 1888) (basis of record)
Lanistes kobelti Pain, 1954 accepted as Lanistes congicus O. Boettger, 1891 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes letourneuxi (Bourguignat, 1879) (basis of record)
Lanistes libycus (Morelet, 1848) (basis of record)
Lanistes magnus Furtado, 1886 (basis of record)
Lanistes millestriatus Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 (basis of record)
Lanistes nasutus Mandahl-Barth, 1972 (basis of record)
Lanistes neavei Melvill & Standen, 1907 (basis of record)
Lanistes neritoides D. S. Brown & Berthold, 1990 (basis of record)
Lanistes niloticus (Swainson, 1830) (basis of record)
Lanistes nitidissimus (Bourguignat, 1890) (basis of record)
Lanistes nsendweensis Dupuis & Putzeys, 1901 (basis of record)
Lanistes nsendweensis katanganus Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927 accepted as Lanistes neavei Melvill & Standen, 1907 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes nyassanus Dohrn, 1865 (basis of record)
Lanistes olivaceus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (status source)
Lanistes olivaceus var. procerus E. von Martens, 1866 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes olivierii Montfort, 1810 accepted as Lanistes boltenianus (Röding, 1798) (source of synonymy)
Lanistes ovatus (Olivier, 1804) accepted as Pila ovata (Olivier, 1804) (basis of record)
Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (basis of record)
Lanistes ovum var. elatior E. von Martens, 1866 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes ovum var. lacoini Germain, 1907 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes ovum var. major Germain, 1907 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (basis of record)
Lanistes ovum var. plicosus E. von Martens, 1897 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (basis of record)
Lanistes palustris (Morelet, 1864) (basis of record)
Lanistes pfeifferi (Bourguignat, 1879) (basis of record)
Lanistes pilsbryi B. Walker, 1925 (basis of record)
Lanistes plicosus E. von Martens, 1879 accepted as Lanistes grasseti (Morelet, 1863) (source of synonymy)
Lanistes procerus var. minor Germain, 1907 accepted as Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes purpureus (Jonas, 1839) (basis of record)
Lanistes pyramidalis (Bourguignat, 1879) (basis of record)
Lanistes sculptus E. von Martens, 1887 accepted as Lanistes farleri Craven, 1880 (source of synonymy)
Lanistes solidus E. A. Smith, 1878 (status source)
Lanistes varicus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (basis of record)
Lanistes vignoni (Bourguignat, 1890) (basis of record)
Leroya Grandidier, 1887 accepted as Lanistes Montfort, 1810 (source of synonymy)
Leroya bourguignati Grandidier, 1887 accepted as Lanistes farleri Craven, 1880 (source of synonymy)
Leroya charmetanti Grandidier, 1887 accepted as Lanistes farleri Craven, 1880 (source of synonymy)
Meladomus Swainson, 1840 accepted as Lanistes Montfort, 1810 (source of synonymy)
Meladomus (Bolteniana) Bourguignat, 1890 accepted as Lanistes Montfort, 1810 (source of synonymy)
Meladomus (Lanistes) libycus var. albersi Kobelt, 1912 accepted as Lanistes libycus (Morelet, 1848) (source of synonymy)
Meladomus (Libyciana) Bourguignat, 1889 accepted as Lanistes Montfort, 1810 (source of synonymy)
Meladomus (Nyassana) Bourguignat, 1890 accepted as Lanistes Montfort, 1810 (source of synonymy)
Egypt for Ampullaria ovata Olivier, 1804
Madagascar for Ampullaria cecillei R. A. Philippi, 1849
Nyasa, Lake for Lanistes solidus E. A. Smith, 1878 (origin: native - endemic)
Somalia for Ampullaria dumesniliana Billotte, 1885
Somalia for Ampullaria revoili Billotte, 1885
Somalia for Ampullaria ruchetiana Billotte, 1885
Tanzania for Lanistes (Meladomus) ovum var. plicosus E. von Martens, 1897
Madagascar for Ampullaria cecillei R. A. Philippi, 1849
Nyasa, Lake for Lanistes solidus E. A. Smith, 1878 (origin: native - endemic)
Somalia for Ampullaria dumesniliana Billotte, 1885
Somalia for Ampullaria revoili Billotte, 1885
Somalia for Ampullaria ruchetiana Billotte, 1885
Tanzania for Lanistes (Meladomus) ovum var. plicosus E. von Martens, 1897
Distribution
Northern Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo [details]
Distribution
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo [details]
Nomenclature
original spelling cecillii, but cecillei in prevailing use. [details]
Nomenclature
Subsequent spelling cecillei in prevailing use [details]
Type locality
Zambia, “Kapopo” [southwest of Ndola] [details]
Type locality
No locality was given. According to Kobelt (1881), Zanzibar is the type locality [details]
