MolluscaBase name details
Archachatina (Megachatina) Bequaert & Clench, 1936
1430938 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1430938)
unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Subgenus
Achatina marginata Swainson, 1821 accepted as Archachatina marginata (Swainson, 1821) (type by original designation)
- Species Archachatina (Megachatina) degneri Bequaert & Clench, 1936 accepted as Archachatina degneri Bequaert & Clench, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Bequaert, J.C. & Clench, W.J. (1936). Studies of African land and freshwater mollusks no. VII. A revision of the genus <i>Archachatina</i> Albers. <em>Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines.</em> 29(1): 73–96, pls. 1, 2.
page(s): 76 [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Archachatina (Megachatina) Bequaert & Clench, 1936. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1430938 on 2025-09-10
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original description
Bequaert, J.C. & Clench, W.J. (1936). Studies of African land and freshwater mollusks no. VII. A revision of the genus <i>Archachatina</i> Albers. <em>Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines.</em> 29(1): 73–96, pls. 1, 2.
page(s): 76 [details]
source of synonymy Bequaert, J. C. (1950). Studies in the Achatininae, a group of African land snails. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 105(1): 1-216, plates 1-81., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11841320
page(s): 139 [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
source of synonymy Bequaert, J. C. (1950). Studies in the Achatininae, a group of African land snails. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 105(1): 1-216, plates 1-81., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11841320
page(s): 139 [details]
