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Achatina fragilis E. A. Smith, 1899
1287801 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1287801)
unaccepted (junior primary homonym of Achatina fragilis Deshayes, 1864; Achatina nyikaensis Pilsbry, 1909 is a replacement name.)
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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): 591, pl. 35, figs 3, 4. [details]
page(s): 591, pl. 35, figs 3, 4. [details]
Type locality contained in Malawi
type locality contained in Malawi [details]
Nomenclature junior homonym of Achatina fragilis Deshayes, 1864
Nomenclature junior homonym of Achatina fragilis Deshayes, 1864 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina fragilis E. A. Smith, 1899. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1287801 on 2025-09-11
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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): 591, pl. 35, figs 3, 4. [details]
additional source Brown, K. & Evans, M. (2021). The achatinid landshells of southern Africa. ConchBooks, Germany. 138 pp.
page(s): 33. [details]
additional source Kilias, R. (1992). Die Typen und Typoide der Mollusken-Sammlung des Zoologischen Museums in Berlin (11): II. Euthyneura, Stylommatophora, Sigmurethra, Achatinoidea 2, Achatinidae. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 68 (1): 167-180. Berlin., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.19920680112 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 591, pl. 35, figs 3, 4. [details]
additional source Brown, K. & Evans, M. (2021). The achatinid landshells of southern Africa. ConchBooks, Germany. 138 pp.
page(s): 33. [details]
additional source Kilias, R. (1992). Die Typen und Typoide der Mollusken-Sammlung des Zoologischen Museums in Berlin (11): II. Euthyneura, Stylommatophora, Sigmurethra, Achatinoidea 2, Achatinidae. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 68 (1): 167-180. Berlin., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.19920680112 [details] Available for editors
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Nomenclature junior homonym of Achatina fragilis Deshayes, 1864 [details]
