MolluscaBase - Achatina planti L. Pfeiffer, 1861

MolluscaBase name details

Achatina planti L. Pfeiffer, 1861

AphiaID

1287025 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1287025)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (original combination)

Accepted name

Metachatina kraussi var. planti (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)

Rank

Species

Parent

Achatina Lamarck, 1799

Original name

Achatina planti L. Pfeiffer, 1861

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Pfeiffer, L. (1861). Descriptions of forty-seven new species of land-shells, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 29(2): 20–29, pls 2–3. London [30 May]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672456
page(s): 25 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in South Africa (country)

type locality contained in South Africa (country) [details]

, Note 'Cape Natal'

Type locality 'Cape Natal' [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Achatina planti L. Pfeiffer, 1861. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1287025 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-07-17 08:21:50Z

created

Herbert, David

2019-08-21 08:41:52Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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[taxonomic tree]

original description Pfeiffer, L. (1861). Descriptions of forty-seven new species of land-shells, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 29(2): 20–29, pls 2–3. London [30 May]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672456
page(s): 25 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From editor or global species database

Type locality 'Cape Natal' [details]