Traits taxon details
Achatina welwitschi Morelet, 1866
1058172 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1058172)
accepted
Species
Morelet, A. (1866). Coquilles nouvelles recueillies par le Dr Fr. Welwitsch dans l'Afrique équatoriale, et particulièrement dans les provinces portugaises d'Angola et de Benguella. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 14 (2): 153-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15667391
page(s): 156. [details]
page(s): 156. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina welwitschi Morelet, 1866. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058172 on 2025-05-17
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Achatina welwitschi Morelet, 1866. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058172 on 2025-05-17
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Morelet, A. (1866). Coquilles nouvelles recueillies par le Dr Fr. Welwitsch dans l'Afrique équatoriale, et particulièrement dans les provinces portugaises d'Angola et de Benguella. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 14 (2): 153-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15667391
page(s): 156. [details]
basis of record 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): 481, fig. 1269, syntype. [details] Available for editors
additional source Nobre, A. (1905). Molluscos terrestres e fluviaes da exploração de Francisco Newton em Angola. <em>Annaes de sciencias naturaes, Porto.</em> 9: 103–118., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7227339
page(s): 113. [details]
additional source Brown, K. & Evans, M. (2021). The achatinid landshells of southern Africa. ConchBooks, Germany. 138 pp.
page(s): 119. [details]
additional source Bruggen, A. C. van. (1977). Some southern African Achatinidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda Pulmonata) in American museums, with the description of a new species. <em>Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series C.</em> 80(4): 245–256.
page(s): 246 [details]
page(s): 156. [details]
basis of record 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): 481, fig. 1269, syntype. [details] Available for editors

additional source Nobre, A. (1905). Molluscos terrestres e fluviaes da exploração de Francisco Newton em Angola. <em>Annaes de sciencias naturaes, Porto.</em> 9: 103–118., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7227339
page(s): 113. [details]
additional source Brown, K. & Evans, M. (2021). The achatinid landshells of southern Africa. ConchBooks, Germany. 138 pp.
page(s): 119. [details]
additional source Bruggen, A. C. van. (1977). Some southern African Achatinidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda Pulmonata) in American museums, with the description of a new species. <em>Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series C.</em> 80(4): 245–256.
page(s): 246 [details]