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Achatina stewarti Green, 1827

1606931  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1606931)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Achatinina (Suborder)
  11. Achatinoidea (Superfamily)
  12. Achatinidae (Family)
  13. Achatininae (Subfamily)
  14. Achatinini (Tribe)
  15. Achatina (Genus)
  16. Achatina stewarti (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Green, J. (1827). Description of two new species of the genus <i>Achatina</i>, from the Sandwich Islands - with some remarks on the <i>Ti</i>, the plant on whivh these snails are commonly found. <em>Contributions of the Maclurian Lyceum to the Arts and Sciences.</em> 1(2):47-50, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47262276
page(s): 47, pl. 4, figs 1-4. [details] 
Type locality contained in Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands  
type locality contained in Oahu Island [details]
type locality contained in Hawaiian Islands (origin: native) [details]
Etymology Named for the American naturalist, Reverend Charles Samuel Stewart (1795-1870).  
Etymology Named for the American naturalist, Reverend Charles Samuel Stewart (1795-1870). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina stewarti Green, 1827. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1606931 on 2025-09-10
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original description Green, J. (1827). Description of two new species of the genus <i>Achatina</i>, from the Sandwich Islands - with some remarks on the <i>Ti</i>, the plant on whivh these snails are commonly found. <em>Contributions of the Maclurian Lyceum to the Arts and Sciences.</em> 1(2):47-50, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47262276
page(s): 47, pl. 4, figs 1-4. [details] 

additional source Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). <i>Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands</i>. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
page(s): 54 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Etymology Named for the American naturalist, Reverend Charles Samuel Stewart (1795-1870). [details]
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