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Archachatina (Megachatinopsis) Bequaert & Clench, 1936
997526 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:997526)
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Achatina knorrii Jonas, 1839 accepted as Archachatina knorrii (Jonas, 1839) (type by original designation)
- Species Archachatina (Megachatinopsis) camerunensis d'Ailly, 1896 represented as Archachatina camerunensis (d'Ailly, 1896)
- Species Archachatina (Megachatinopsis) knorrii (Jonas, 1839) represented as Archachatina knorrii (Jonas, 1839)
- Species Archachatina (Megachatinopsis) papyracea (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) represented as Archachatina papyracea (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
- Species Archachatina (Megachatinopsis) purpurea (Gmelin, 1790) represented as Archachatina purpurea (Gmelin, 1790)
- Species Archachatina (Megachatinopsis) siderata (Reeve, 1849) represented as Archachatina siderata (Reeve, 1849)
Not documented
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Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details] 
additional source 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): 180 [details]
additional source 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): 180 [details]
