MolluscaBase name details
Achatina gayana C. B. Adams, 1850
1494431 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1494431)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species of land shells, which inhabit Jamaica. <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> 7: 101-108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796515
page(s): 103 [details]
page(s): 103 [details]
Type locality contained in Jamaica
type locality contained in Jamaica (origin: origin unknown) [details]
Etymology Named for Mr. A. M. Gay.
Etymology Named for Mr. A. M. Gay. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Achatina gayana C. B. Adams, 1850. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1494431 on 2025-09-10
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Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species of land shells, which inhabit Jamaica. <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> 7: 101-108., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796515
page(s): 103 [details]
source of synonymy Rosenberg, G. & Muratov, I. V. (2006). Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 155: 117-161; Erratum: 156: 401 (2007).
page(s): 153 [details]
page(s): 103 [details]
source of synonymy Rosenberg, G. & Muratov, I. V. (2006). Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 155: 117-161; Erratum: 156: 401 (2007).
page(s): 153 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Named for Mr. A. M. Gay. [details]
