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Achatinus Montfort, 1810
998278 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:998278)
unaccepted (Invalid: unjustified emendation of Achatina Lamarck, 1799)
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Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 2: 418 [details]
page(s): 2: 418 [details]
Nomenclature Montfort cited Achatina zebra Müller as type species, but under Art. 33.2.3 the type species of Achatina is also the type...
Nomenclature Montfort cited Achatina zebra Müller as type species, but under Art. 33.2.3 the type species of Achatina is also the type species of Achatinus. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatinus Montfort, 1810. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=998278 on 2025-09-10
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Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 2: 418 [details]
page(s): 2: 418 [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Montfort cited Achatina zebra Müller as type species, but under Art. 33.2.3 the type species of Achatina is also the type species of Achatinus. [details]
