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Achatina putzeysi Dautzenberg & Germain, 1914
1494678 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1494678)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Achatina sylvatica Putzeys, 1899 · unaccepted (junior secondary homonym of...)
junior secondary homonym of Achatina sylvatica (Spix, 1827); Achatina putzeysi Dautzenberg & Germain, 1914 is a replacement name.
Dautzenberg, P. & Germain, L. (1914). Récoltes malacologiques du Dr. J. Bequaert dans le Congo Belge. <em>Revue Zoologique Africaine.</em> 4(1): 1-73, plates I-IV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472300
page(s): 26. [details]
page(s): 26. [details]
Nomenclature Since the name, as a junior secondary homonym, was replaced before 1961, it remains invalid even though the species are no...
Nomenclature Nom. nov. for Achatina sylvatica Putzeys, 1898, non Bulimus sylvaticus Spix 1827, referred to Achatina by Pfeiffer, 1842.
Nomenclature Since the name, as a junior secondary homonym, was replaced before 1961, it remains invalid even though the species are no longer considered congeneric Art 59.3. [details]
Nomenclature Nom. nov. for Achatina sylvatica Putzeys, 1898, non Bulimus sylvaticus Spix 1827, referred to Achatina by Pfeiffer, 1842.
Nomenclature Nom. nov. for Achatina sylvatica Putzeys, 1898, non Bulimus sylvaticus Spix 1827, referred to Achatina by Pfeiffer, 1842. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Achatina putzeysi Dautzenberg & Germain, 1914. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1494678 on 2025-09-11
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Dautzenberg, P. & Germain, L. (1914). Récoltes malacologiques du Dr. J. Bequaert dans le Congo Belge. <em>Revue Zoologique Africaine.</em> 4(1): 1-73, plates I-IV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472300
page(s): 26. [details]
page(s): 26. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature Since the name, as a junior secondary homonym, was replaced before 1961, it remains invalid even though the species are no longer considered congeneric Art 59.3. [details]Nomenclature Nom. nov. for Achatina sylvatica Putzeys, 1898, non Bulimus sylvaticus Spix 1827, referred to Achatina by Pfeiffer, 1842. [details]
