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Achatina churchilliana Melvill & Ponsonby, 1895
1250088 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1250088)
unaccepted (original combination)
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Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1895). Descriptions of four new species of terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 15 (86): 163-165, pl. 12. London. [1 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002069
page(s): 164, pl. 12, fig. 3. [details]
page(s): 164, pl. 12, fig. 3. [details]
Note 'Natal' [KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa].
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Type locality 'Natal' [KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]. [details]
Etymology Named for George Cheetham Churchill (1822-1906) of Clifton, Bristol.
Etymology Named for George Cheetham Churchill (1822-1906) of Clifton, Bristol. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Achatina churchilliana Melvill & Ponsonby, 1895. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1250088 on 2025-09-11
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Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1895). Descriptions of four new species of terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 15 (86): 163-165, pl. 12. London. [1 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16002069
page(s): 164, pl. 12, fig. 3. [details]
additional source Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 308 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 164, pl. 12, fig. 3. [details]
additional source Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 308 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Named for George Cheetham Churchill (1822-1906) of Clifton, Bristol. [details]Type locality 'Natal' [KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]. [details]
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