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Chilonopsis exulata (Reeve, 1850)
1828490 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1828490)
accepted
Species
Achatina exulata Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Achatina exulata Reeve, 1850) 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
page(s): pl. 21, species no. 77; note: name attributed by Reeve to Benson [details]
page(s): pl. 21, species no. 77; note: name attributed by Reeve to Benson [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chilonopsis exulata (Reeve, 1850). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1828490 on 2025-09-11
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(of Achatina exulata Reeve, 1850) 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
page(s): pl. 21, species no. 77; note: name attributed by Reeve to Benson [details]
basis of record Gerlach, J.; Griffiths, O.; Hume, J. P.; Louchart, A.; Sorrel, P.; Cairns-Wicks, R. (2025). Diversity of the extinct land snail genus <i>Chilonopsis</i> of St Helena (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Achatinidae). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 1007: 176-210., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1007.3007
page(s): 197, figs 4e, 10a; note: as Chilonopsis exulatus [details] Available for editors
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page(s): pl. 21, species no. 77; note: name attributed by Reeve to Benson [details]
basis of record Gerlach, J.; Griffiths, O.; Hume, J. P.; Louchart, A.; Sorrel, P.; Cairns-Wicks, R. (2025). Diversity of the extinct land snail genus <i>Chilonopsis</i> of St Helena (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Achatinidae). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 1007: 176-210., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1007.3007
page(s): 197, figs 4e, 10a; note: as Chilonopsis exulatus [details] Available for editors
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Extinction Recently Extinct. [details]
