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Archachatina Albers, 1850

995597  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:995597)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Achatinina (Suborder)
  11. Achatinoidea (Superfamily)
  12. Achatinidae (Family)
  13. Achatininae (Subfamily)
  14. Achatinini (Tribe)
  15. Archachatina (Genus)
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Genus
Achatina (Archachatina) Albers, 1850 · unaccepted (original rank)
Archachatina (Archachatina) Albers, 1850 · alternative representation
Archachatina (Calachatina) Pilsbry, 1919 · alternative representation
Archachatina (Megachatina) Bequaert & Clench, 1936 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Megachatina Bequaert & Clench, 1936 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Archachatina bicarinata (Bruguière, 1792)
  2. Species Archachatina camerunensis (d'Ailly, 1896)
  3. Species Archachatina degneri Bequaert & Clench, 1936
  4. Species Archachatina gaboonensis Pilsbry, 1933
  5. Species Archachatina knorrii (Jonas, 1839)
  6. Species Archachatina leakeyi (Crowley & Pain, 1963) †
  7. Species Archachatina marginata (Swainson, 1821)
  8. Species Archachatina papyracea (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
  9. Species Archachatina purpurea (Gmelin, 1790)
  10. Species Archachatina puylaerti Mead, 1998
  11. Species Archachatina rhodostoma (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
  12. Species Archachatina siderata (Reeve, 1849)
  13. Species Archachatina ventricosa (A. Gould, 1850)
  14. Subgenus Archachatina (Megachatina) Bequaert & Clench, 1936 accepted as Archachatina (Calachatina) Pilsbry, 1919 represented as Archachatina Albers, 1850 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
    1. Species Archachatina (Megachatina) degneri Bequaert & Clench, 1936 accepted as Archachatina degneri Bequaert & Clench, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  15. Subgenus Archachatina (Tholachatina) Bequaert, 1950 accepted as Cochlitoma A. Férussac, 1821 (junior synonym)
    1. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) aenigmatica van Bruggen, 1977 accepted as Cochlitoma aenigmatica (van Bruggen, 1977) (original combination)
    2. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) burnupi (E. A. Smith, 1890) accepted as Cochlitoma dimidiata f. burnupi (E. A. Smith, 1890) accepted as Cochlitoma dimidiata (E. A. Smith, 1878) (superseded rank and combination)
    3. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) churchilliana (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1895) accepted as Cochlitoma churchilliana (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) cinnamomea (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1894) accepted as Cochlitoma cinnamomea (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    5. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) dimidiata (E. A. Smith, 1878) accepted as Cochlitoma dimidiata (E. A. Smith, 1878)
    6. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) gebhardti Knipper, 1956 accepted as Bruggenina gebhardti (Knipper, 1956) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    7. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) insularis Crowley & Pain, 1961 accepted as Achatina tincta Reeve, 1842
    8. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) livingstonei (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897) accepted as Cochlitoma livingstonei (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    9. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) machachensis (E. A. Smith, 1902) accepted as Cochlitoma machachensis (E. A. Smith, 1902)
    10. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) marinae Sirgel, 1989 accepted as Cochlitoma marinae (Sirgel, 1989) (original combination)
    11. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) meadi Bequaert, 1950 accepted as Bruggenina meadi (Bequaert, 1950) (basionym)
    12. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) montistempli van Bruggen, 1965 accepted as Cochlitoma montistempli (van Bruggen, 1965) (original combination)
    13. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) obtusa (Connolly, 1931) accepted as Brownisca obtusa (Connolly, 1931) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    14. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) omissa van Bruggen, 1965 accepted as Cochlitoma omissa (van Bruggen, 1965) (original combination)
    15. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) osborni (Pilsbry, 1919) accepted as Achatina osborni Pilsbry, 1919
    16. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) parthenia (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1903) accepted as Cochlitoma parthenia (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    17. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) sanctaeluciae van Bruggen, 1989 accepted as Cochlitoma sanctaeluciae (van Bruggen, 1989) (basionym)
    18. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) sandgroundi Bequaert, 1950 accepted as Bruggenina sandgroundi (Bequaert, 1950) (basionym)
    19. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) saskai Knipper, 1956 accepted as Bruggenina saskai (Knipper, 1956) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    20. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) transvaalensis E. A. Smith, 1878 accepted as Cochlitoma transvaalensis (E. A. Smith, 1878)
    21. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) ustulata (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Cochlitoma ustulata (Lamarck, 1822)
    22. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) vestita (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) accepted as Cochlitoma vestita (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
    23. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) weberi Bequaert, 1950 accepted as Brownisca weberi (Bequaert, 1950) (basionym)
    24. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) zuluensis (Connolly, 1939) accepted as Cochlitoma zuluensis (Connolly, 1939) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    25. Species Archachatina (Tholachatina) leakeyi (Crowley & Pain, 1963) † represented as Archachatina leakeyi (Crowley & Pain, 1963) †
  16. Species Archachatina aequatorialis Dartevelle, 1939 accepted as Archachatina marginata marginata (Swainson, 1821) (junior synonym)
  17. Species Archachatina altitudinaria Crowley & Pain, 1961 accepted as Bruggenina altitudinaria (Crowley & Pain, 1961) (original combination)
  18. Species Archachatina bequaerti Crowley & Pain, 1961 accepted as Bruggenina bequaerti (Crowley & Pain, 1961) (original combination)
  19. Species Archachatina churchilliana (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1895) accepted as Cochlitoma churchilliana (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  20. Species Archachatina cumingii (Shuttleworth, 1852) accepted as Archachatina marginata suturalis (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (junior synonym)
  21. Species Archachatina dacostana (Preston, 1909) accepted as Cochlitoma dacostana (Preston, 1909)
  22. Species Archachatina dimidiata (E. A. Smith, 1878) accepted as Cochlitoma dimidiata (E. A. Smith, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  23. Species Archachatina drakensbergensis (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897) accepted as Cochlitoma drakensbergensis (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  24. Species Archachatina granulata (Krauss, 1848) accepted as Cochlitoma granulata (Krauss, 1848) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  25. Species Archachatina limitanea van Bruggen, 1984 accepted as Cochlitoma limitanea (van Bruggen, 1984) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  26. Species Archachatina meadi Bequaert, 1950 accepted as Bruggenina meadi (Bequaert, 1950) (original combination)
  27. Species Archachatina montistempli van Bruggen, 1965 accepted as Cochlitoma montistempli (van Bruggen, 1965) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  28. Species Archachatina natalensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) accepted as Cochlitoma natalensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  29. Species Archachatina neumanni Thiele, 1933 accepted as Brownisca neumanni (Thiele, 1933) (original combination)
  30. Species Archachatina omissa van Bruggen, 1965 accepted as Cochlitoma omissa (van Bruggen, 1965) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  31. Species Archachatina osborni (Pilsbry, 1919) accepted as Achatina osborni Pilsbry, 1919 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  32. Species Archachatina parthenia (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1903) accepted as Cochlitoma parthenia (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  33. Species Archachatina porphyrostoma (Shuttleworth, 1852) accepted as Archachatina purpurea (Gmelin, 1790) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  34. Species Archachatina sanctaeluciae van Bruggen, 1989 accepted as Cochlitoma sanctaeluciae (van Bruggen, 1989) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  35. Species Archachatina sandgroundi Bequaert, 1950 accepted as Bruggenina sandgroundi (Bequaert, 1950) (original combination)
  36. Species Archachatina semidecussata (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) accepted as Cochlitoma semidecussata (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  37. Species Archachatina semigranosa (L. Pfeiffer, 1861) accepted as Cochlitoma semigranosa (L. Pfeiffer, 1861) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  38. Species Archachatina simplex (E. A. Smith, 1878) accepted as Cochlitoma simplex (E. A. Smith, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  39. Species Archachatina spectaculum Pilsbry, 1933 accepted as Archachatina ventricosa spectaculum Pilsbry, 1933 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  40. Species Archachatina ustulata (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Cochlitoma ustulata (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  41. Species Archachatina vestita (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) accepted as Cochlitoma vestita (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  42. Species Archachatina zuluensis (Connolly, 1939) accepted as Cochlitoma zuluensis (Connolly, 1939) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  43. Subgenus Archachatina (Archachatina) Albers, 1850 represented as Archachatina Albers, 1850
    1. Species Archachatina (Archachatina) bicarinata (Bruguière, 1792) represented as Archachatina bicarinata (Bruguière, 1792)
  44. Subgenus Archachatina (Calachatina) Pilsbry, 1919 represented as Archachatina Albers, 1850
    1. Species Archachatina (Calachatina) degneri Bequaert & Clench, 1936 represented as Archachatina degneri Bequaert & Clench, 1936
    2. Species Archachatina (Calachatina) gaboonensis Pilsbry, 1933 represented as Archachatina gaboonensis Pilsbry, 1933
    3. Species Archachatina (Calachatina) marginata (Swainson, 1821) represented as Archachatina marginata (Swainson, 1821)
    4. Species Archachatina (Calachatina) rhodostoma (R. A. Philippi, 1849) represented as Archachatina rhodostoma (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
    5. Species Archachatina (Calachatina) ventricosa (A. Gould, 1850) represented as Archachatina ventricosa (A. Gould, 1850)
  45. Subgenus Archachatina (Megachatinopsis) Bequaert & Clench, 1936 represented as Archachatina Albers, 1850
    1. Species Archachatina (Megachatinopsis) camerunensis d'Ailly, 1896 represented as Archachatina camerunensis (d'Ailly, 1896)
    2. Species Archachatina (Megachatinopsis) knorrii (Jonas, 1839) represented as Archachatina knorrii (Jonas, 1839)
    3. Species Archachatina (Megachatinopsis) papyracea (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) represented as Archachatina papyracea (L. Pfeiffer, 1845)
    4. Species Archachatina (Megachatinopsis) purpurea (Gmelin, 1790) represented as Archachatina purpurea (Gmelin, 1790)
    5. Species Archachatina (Megachatinopsis) siderata (Reeve, 1849) represented as Archachatina siderata (Reeve, 1849)
  46. Species Archachatina adelinae Pilsbry, 1905 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
(of Achatina (Archachatina) Albers, 1850) Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. <em>Berlin: Enslin.</em> 262 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11965983
page(s): 189 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Archachatina Albers, 1850. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995597 on 2025-07-09
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2017-06-15 07:29:09Z
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Bank, Ruud
2020-04-04 10:11:25Z
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Köhler, Frank

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original description (of Archachatina (Calachatina) Pilsbry, 1919) Pilsbry, H. A. (1919). Types of generic names proposed for achatinae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 32(3): 98-99., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1772184
page(s): 99, footnote [details] 

original description (of Achatina (Archachatina) Albers, 1850) Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. <em>Berlin: Enslin.</em> 262 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11965983
page(s): 189 [details] 

original description (of Archachatina (Megachatina) Bequaert & Clench, 1936) Bequaert, J.C. & Clench, W.J. (1936). Studies of African land and freshwater mollusks no. VII. A revision of the genus <i>Archachatina</i> Albers. <em>Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines.</em> 29(1): 73–96, pls. 1, 2.
page(s): 76 [details] 

basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Bequaert, J. & Clench, W. J. (1937). The supposed introduction of a African <i>Archachatina</i> into the West Indies. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 51(1): 33-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9203226 [details] 

additional source Bequaert, J. & Clench, W. J. (1938). Further notes on <i>Archachatina</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 52(1): 26-27., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284526 [details] 
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