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Glessula textilis (W. T. Blanford, 1866)
1317460 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1317460)
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Achatina tentilis [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Achatina textilis W. T. Blanford, 1866 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Glessula tentilis [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
(of Achatina textilis W. T. Blanford, 1866) Blanford, W. T. (1866). Contributions to Indian malacology, No. VI. Descriptions of new land shells from the Nilgiri and Anamullay hills, and other places in the peninsula of India. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part II.</em> 35 (1): 31-42. Calcutta [15 June]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37200014
page(s): 41 [details]
page(s): 41 [details]
Type locality contained in India
type locality contained in India [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Glessula textilis (W. T. Blanford, 1866). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1317460 on 2025-09-11
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(of Achatina textilis W. T. Blanford, 1866) Blanford, W. T. (1866). Contributions to Indian malacology, No. VI. Descriptions of new land shells from the Nilgiri and Anamullay hills, and other places in the peninsula of India. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part II.</em> 35 (1): 31-42. Calcutta [15 June]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37200014
page(s): 41 [details]
basis of record Raheem, D.; Taylor, H.; Ablett, J.; Preece, R. C.; Aravind, N. A.; Naggs, F. (2014). A systematic revision of the land snails of the Western Ghats of India. <em>Tropical Natural History.</em> Supplement 4: I-XIV, 1-244; Chulalongkorn University [November 2014].
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page(s): 41 [details]
basis of record Raheem, D.; Taylor, H.; Ablett, J.; Preece, R. C.; Aravind, N. A.; Naggs, F. (2014). A systematic revision of the land snails of the Western Ghats of India. <em>Tropical Natural History.</em> Supplement 4: I-XIV, 1-244; Chulalongkorn University [November 2014].
page(s): 137 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To NHMUK collection (Achatina textilis Blandford, 1866; LECTOTYPE & PARALECTOTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:8967233) (from synonym Achatina textilis W. T. Blanford, 1866)
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