MolluscaBase taxon details
Rhachistia chiradzuluensis (E. A. Smith, 1899)
1058608 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1058608)
accepted
Species
Buliminus (Rhachis) chiradzuluensis E. A. Smith, 1899 · unaccepted (original description)
Rachis vicinus Preston, 1910 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Rhachidina chiradzuluensis (E. A. Smith, 1899) · unaccepted > superseded combination
(of Buliminus (Rhachis) chiradzuluensis E. A. Smith, 1899) Smith, E. A. (1899). On a collection of land-shells from British Central Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1899: 579–592., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30951626
page(s): 586, pl. 33, fig. 40. [details]
page(s): 586, pl. 33, fig. 40. [details]
Type locality contained in Malawi
type locality contained in Malawi [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Rhachistia chiradzuluensis (E. A. Smith, 1899). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058608 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Buliminus (Rhachis) chiradzuluensis E. A. Smith, 1899) Smith, E. A. (1899). On a collection of land-shells from British Central Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1899: 579–592., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30951626
page(s): 586, pl. 33, fig. 40. [details]
original description (of Rachis vicinus Preston, 1910) Preston, H. B. (1910). Additions to the non-marine molluscan fauna of British and German East Africa and Lake Albert Edward. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 6 (35): 526-536, pl. 7-9. London. [1 November]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619767
page(s): 532, pl. 8, fig. 17. [details]
additional source Bruggen, A. C. van. (1969). Studies on the land molluscs of Zululand. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 103: 1-103. Leiden., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317774
page(s): 55; note: As Rhachidina [details]
additional source Bruggen, A. C. van. (2007). Terrestrial molluscs recorded from Mt. Mulanje, Malaŵi. <em>Nyala.</em> 24: 17–37.
page(s): 23 [details]
source of synonymy Bruggen, A. C. van. (1969). Studies on the land molluscs of Zululand. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 103: 1-103. Leiden., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317774
page(s): 55; note: Synonymy of Rachis vicinus [details]
new combination reference Herbert, D. & Kilburn, D. (2004). Field guide to the land snails and slugs of eastern South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: Natal Museum. [v] + 336 pp.
page(s): 123 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 586, pl. 33, fig. 40. [details]
original description (of Rachis vicinus Preston, 1910) Preston, H. B. (1910). Additions to the non-marine molluscan fauna of British and German East Africa and Lake Albert Edward. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 6 (35): 526-536, pl. 7-9. London. [1 November]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18619767
page(s): 532, pl. 8, fig. 17. [details]
additional source Bruggen, A. C. van. (1969). Studies on the land molluscs of Zululand. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 103: 1-103. Leiden., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317774
page(s): 55; note: As Rhachidina [details]
additional source Bruggen, A. C. van. (2007). Terrestrial molluscs recorded from Mt. Mulanje, Malaŵi. <em>Nyala.</em> 24: 17–37.
page(s): 23 [details]
source of synonymy Bruggen, A. C. van. (1969). Studies on the land molluscs of Zululand. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 103: 1-103. Leiden., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317774
page(s): 55; note: Synonymy of Rachis vicinus [details]
new combination reference Herbert, D. & Kilburn, D. (2004). Field guide to the land snails and slugs of eastern South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: Natal Museum. [v] + 336 pp.
page(s): 123 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Zomba porcelain snail | [details] |
