WoRMS name details

Achatina maculata Swainson, 1821

1035100  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1035100)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Achatinina (Suborder)
  11. Achatinoidea (Superfamily)
  12. Achatinidae (Family)
  13. Achatininae (Subfamily)
  14. Achatinini (Tribe)
  15. Achatina (Genus)
  16. Achatina maculata (Species)
 unaccepted
Species
Achatina fulva sensu Deshayes, 1838 · unaccepted > misapplication (not Bruguière, 1792)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Swainson, W. (1821). <i>Exotic conchology; or figures and descriptions of rare, beautiful, or undescribed shells</i>. London: W. Wood, J. & A. Arch. 39 pp., 48 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27547788
page(s): pl. 23 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina maculata Swainson, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1035100 on 2025-04-26
Date
action
by
2017-09-12 13:24:02Z
created
Bouchet, Philippe
2021-08-21 19:45:55Z
changed
Rosenberg, Gary

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Nomenclature

original description Swainson, W. (1821). <i>Exotic conchology; or figures and descriptions of rare, beautiful, or undescribed shells</i>. London: W. Wood, J. & A. Arch. 39 pp., 48 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27547788
page(s): pl. 23 [details] 

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