MolluscaBase - Achatina vittata Swainson, 1822

MolluscaBase name details

Achatina vittata Swainson, 1822

AphiaID

1393042 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1393042)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Liguus vittatus (Swainson, 1822)

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Liguellus Clench, 1946
Liguus (Liguellus) Clench, 1946

Parent

Achatina Lamarck, 1799

Original name

Achatina vittata Swainson, 1822

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Swainson, W. (1820-1823). Zoological Illustrations, or, original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joe; Strand: W. Wood. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-18 [1820] pl. 19-83 [1821] pl. 84-134 [1822] pl. 135-182 [1823]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92614
page(s): vol. 3, pl. 84, middle figs. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina vittata Swainson, 1822. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1393042 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-12-15 06:17:27Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2024-01-04 01:18:13Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description Swainson, W. (1820-1823). Zoological Illustrations, or, original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joe; Strand: W. Wood. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-18 [1820] pl. 19-83 [1821] pl. 84-134 [1822] pl. 135-182 [1823]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92614
page(s): vol. 3, pl. 84, middle figs. [details]