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Achatina (Leptocallista) arthuri Bequaert, 1950
1758995 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1758995)
accepted > unreplaced junior homonym
Species
Leptocala (Leptocallista) loveridgei Bequaert & Clench, 1934 · unaccepted > junior homonym (non Achatina (Euaethiops)...)
non Achatina (Euaethiops) loveridgei (Clench & Archer, 1930), Achatina arthuri Bequaert, 1950 is a replacement name
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): 137; note: Nom. nov. for Leptocala loveridgei (Bequaert & Clench, 1934, non Achatina (Euaethiops) loveridgei Clench & Archer, 1930 [details]
page(s): 137; note: Nom. nov. for Leptocala loveridgei (Bequaert & Clench, 1934, non Achatina (Euaethiops) loveridgei Clench & Archer, 1930 [details]
Homonymy Non W. H. Benson, 1864
Homonymy Non W. H. Benson, 1864 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina (Leptocallista) arthuri Bequaert, 1950. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1758995 on 2025-09-12
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original description
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): 137; note: Nom. nov. for Leptocala loveridgei (Bequaert & Clench, 1934, non Achatina (Euaethiops) loveridgei Clench & Archer, 1930 [details]
original description (of Leptocala (Leptocallista) loveridgei Bequaert & Clench, 1934) Bequaert, J. C.; Clench, W. J. (1934). Studies of African land and fresh-water mollusks. IV. Descriptions of four presumably new Achatinidae; with notes on the genus <i>Leptocala</i>. <em>Revue Zoologique et Botanique Africaines.</em> 24(3): 269–276, pl. 1, figs. 1–12.
page(s): 274, pl. 1, figs 1, 5, 6 [details]
page(s): 137; note: Nom. nov. for Leptocala loveridgei (Bequaert & Clench, 1934, non Achatina (Euaethiops) loveridgei Clench & Archer, 1930 [details]
original description (of Leptocala (Leptocallista) loveridgei Bequaert & Clench, 1934) Bequaert, J. C.; Clench, W. J. (1934). Studies of African land and fresh-water mollusks. IV. Descriptions of four presumably new Achatinidae; with notes on the genus <i>Leptocala</i>. <em>Revue Zoologique et Botanique Africaines.</em> 24(3): 269–276, pl. 1, figs. 1–12.
page(s): 274, pl. 1, figs 1, 5, 6 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Homonymy Non W. H. Benson, 1864 [details]
