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Achatina drakensbergensis Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897
1258662 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1258662)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1897). Descriptions of eleven new species of land and freshwater Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 19 (114): 633-639, pl. 17. London. [1 June]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19268121
page(s): 636-637, pl. 17, fig. 7. [details]
page(s): 636-637, pl. 17, fig. 7. [details]
Note Ihluzan [Nhlosane, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa].
Type locality Ihluzan [Nhlosane, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina drakensbergensis Melvill & Ponsonby, 1897. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1258662 on 2025-09-12
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Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1897). Descriptions of eleven new species of land and freshwater Mollusca from South Africa. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (6) 19 (114): 633-639, pl. 17. London. [1 June]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19268121
page(s): 636-637, pl. 17, fig. 7. [details]
additional source Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
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page(s): 636-637, pl. 17, fig. 7. [details]
additional source Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 313 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality Ihluzan [Nhlosane, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa]. [details]
