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Achatina polychroa Morelet, 1866
1325834 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1325834)
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Species
Achatina (Pintoa) polychroa Morelet, 1866 · alternative representation
Morelet, A. (1866). Coquilles nouvelles recueillies par le Dr Fr. Welwitsch dans l'Afrique équatoriale, et particulièrement dans les provinces portugaises d'Angola et de Benguella. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 14 (2): 153-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15667391
page(s): 158. [details]
page(s): 158. [details]
Type locality contained in Angola
type locality contained in Angola [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina polychroa Morelet, 1866. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1325834 on 2025-09-11
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Morelet, A. (1866). Coquilles nouvelles recueillies par le Dr Fr. Welwitsch dans l'Afrique équatoriale, et particulièrement dans les provinces portugaises d'Angola et de Benguella. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 14 (2): 153-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15667391
page(s): 158. [details]
basis of record Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 392, fig. 869, syntype. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Nobre, A. (1905). Molluscos terrestres e fluviaes da exploração de Francisco Newton em Angola. <em>Annaes de sciencias naturaes, Porto.</em> 9: 103–118., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7227339
page(s): 115. [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 [request]
page(s): 158. [details]
basis of record Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 392, fig. 869, syntype. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Nobre, A. (1905). Molluscos terrestres e fluviaes da exploração de Francisco Newton em Angola. <em>Annaes de sciencias naturaes, Porto.</em> 9: 103–118., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7227339
page(s): 115. [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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