MolluscaBase taxon details
Archachatina knorrii (Jonas, 1839)
1430996 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1430996)
accepted
Species
Achatina knorrii Jonas, 1839 · unaccepted (original combination)
Achatina prunum Reeve, 1849 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Archachatina (Megachatinopsis) knorrii (Jonas, 1839) · alternative representation
Serpaea knorii (Jonas, 1839) · unaccepted
(of Achatina knorrii Jonas, 1839) Jonas, J. H. (1839). Ueber Helix rosacea und H. lucana Mulleri, nebst Diagnosen einiger neuer Arten. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 5(1): 334-345., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24904245
page(s): 345 [details]
page(s): 345 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Archachatina knorrii (Jonas, 1839). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1430996 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Achatina knorrii Jonas, 1839) Jonas, J. H. (1839). Ueber Helix rosacea und H. lucana Mulleri, nebst Diagnosen einiger neuer Arten. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 5(1): 334-345., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24904245
page(s): 345 [details]
original description (of Achatina prunum Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1849-1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Achatina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, volume 5: pl. 1-23 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls 1-8, Feb. 1849; 9-13, Mar. 1849; 14, Apr. 1849; 15, 16, May 1849; 17-19, Jun. 1849; 20-23, Mar. 1850]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967091 [details]
basis of record 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): 180 [details]
page(s): 345 [details]
original description (of Achatina prunum Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1849-1850). Monograph of the genus <i>Achatina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, volume 5: pl. 1-23 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls 1-8, Feb. 1849; 9-13, Mar. 1849; 14, Apr. 1849; 15, 16, May 1849; 17-19, Jun. 1849; 20-23, Mar. 1850]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967091 [details]
basis of record 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): 180 [details]
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