MolluscaBase taxon details
Leptocala mollicella (Morelet, 1860)
1308134 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1308134)
accepted
Species
Achatina mollicella Morelet, 1860 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Achatina pulchella E. von Martens, 1876 · unaccepted (invalid; not Spix, 1827, nor L....)
invalid; not Spix, 1827, nor L. Pfeiffer, 1856
Achatina smithi G. B. Sowerby III, 1890 · unaccepted (invalid: junior primary homonym...)
invalid: junior primary homonym of Achatina smithii Craven, 1881; Achatina sowerbyi E. A. Smith, 1890 is a replacement name.
Achatina sowerbyi E. A. Smith, 1890 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Leptocala mollicella var. zenkeri Bequaert & Clench, 1934 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Variety Leptocala mollicella var. zenkeri Bequaert & Clench, 1934 accepted as Leptocala mollicella (Morelet, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
(of Achatina mollicella Morelet, 1860) Morelet, A. (1860). Descriptions de nouvelles espèces de l'Afrique occidentale, rapportées par M. le capitaine Vignon. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 8 (2): 189-191., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15863622
page(s): 189; note: unfigured [details]
page(s): 189; note: unfigured [details]
Type locality contained in Guinea
type locality contained in Guinea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
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original description
(of Achatina mollicella Morelet, 1860) Morelet, A. (1860). Descriptions de nouvelles espèces de l'Afrique occidentale, rapportées par M. le capitaine Vignon. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 8 (2): 189-191., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15863622
page(s): 189; note: unfigured [details]
original description (of Achatina pulchella E. von Martens, 1876) Martens, E. von. (1876). Die von Prof. Dr. R. Buchholz in Westafrika gesammelten Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken. <em>Monatsbericht der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> April 1868: 253-274, 5 pls. Berlin., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329600
page(s): 258, pl. 3. figs 1, 2. [details]
original description (of Achatina smithi G. B. Sowerby III, 1890) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1890). Descriptions of thirteen new species of land-shells, with a note on <i>Bulimus fulminans</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1889: 577-582. [publ. April 1890]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30867075#page/723/mode/1up
page(s): 579, pl. 56, fig. 3. [details]
original description (of Achatina sowerbyi E. A. Smith, 1890) Smith, E. A. (1890). List of the species of <i>Achatina</i>, from South Africa, with the description of a new species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 6, 6: 390–394., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51276093
page(s): 392. [details]
original description (of Leptocala mollicella var. zenkeri Bequaert & Clench, 1934) Bequaert, J.C. & Clench, W.J. (1934). Studies of African land and freshwater mollusks V. Three new Achatinidae in the collections of the Berlin Zoological Museum. <em>Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines.</em> 26(1): 112–119, pls. 1, 2.
page(s): 118, pl. 1, figs 5-7, pl. 2, fig. 13 [details]
basis of record Mead, A.R. (1994). A new subfamily and genus in Achatinidae (Pulmonata: Sigmurethra). <em>Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London, Zoology.</em> 60(1): 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41149718
page(s): 13 [details]
additional source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 354 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 189; note: unfigured [details]
original description (of Achatina pulchella E. von Martens, 1876) Martens, E. von. (1876). Die von Prof. Dr. R. Buchholz in Westafrika gesammelten Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken. <em>Monatsbericht der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> April 1868: 253-274, 5 pls. Berlin., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329600
page(s): 258, pl. 3. figs 1, 2. [details]
original description (of Achatina smithi G. B. Sowerby III, 1890) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1890). Descriptions of thirteen new species of land-shells, with a note on <i>Bulimus fulminans</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1889: 577-582. [publ. April 1890]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30867075#page/723/mode/1up
page(s): 579, pl. 56, fig. 3. [details]
original description (of Achatina sowerbyi E. A. Smith, 1890) Smith, E. A. (1890). List of the species of <i>Achatina</i>, from South Africa, with the description of a new species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 6, 6: 390–394., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51276093
page(s): 392. [details]
original description (of Leptocala mollicella var. zenkeri Bequaert & Clench, 1934) Bequaert, J.C. & Clench, W.J. (1934). Studies of African land and freshwater mollusks V. Three new Achatinidae in the collections of the Berlin Zoological Museum. <em>Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines.</em> 26(1): 112–119, pls. 1, 2.
page(s): 118, pl. 1, figs 5-7, pl. 2, fig. 13 [details]
basis of record Mead, A.R. (1994). A new subfamily and genus in Achatinidae (Pulmonata: Sigmurethra). <em>Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London, Zoology.</em> 60(1): 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41149718
page(s): 13 [details]
additional source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 354 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Malacopics (Leptocala mollicella (Morelet, 186))
To NHMUK collection (Achatina mollicella Morelet, 1860; PARALECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2853192) (from synonym Achatina mollicella Morelet, 1860)
To NHMUK collection (Achatina smithi Sowerby, 1890; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:7774104) (from synonym Achatina smithi G. B. Sowerby III, 1890)
To NHMUK collection (Achatina mollicella Morelet, 1860; PARALECTOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2853192) (from synonym Achatina mollicella Morelet, 1860)
To NHMUK collection (Achatina smithi Sowerby, 1890; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:7774104) (from synonym Achatina smithi G. B. Sowerby III, 1890)
