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Achatina burnupi E. A. Smith, 1890
1287449 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1287449)
unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Species
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): 393 [details]
page(s): 393 [details]
Type locality contained in KwaZulu-Natal
, Note 'Drakensberg, north of Natal, at an elevation
type locality contained in KwaZulu-Natal [details]
Type locality 'Drakensberg, north of Natal, at an elevation
of 5000 to 6000 feet' [details]
of 5000 to 6000 feet' [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina burnupi E. A. Smith, 1890. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1287449 on 2025-09-10
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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): 393 [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): 307 [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Mead, A. R. (2004). Comparative reproductive anatomy in the South African giant land snails (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Achatinidae). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen 78(25): 417–449.</em> , available online at https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3c49/be48a8a1ae0e922ae7536f103fc0b2eca08a.pdf?_ga=2.216295702.1606998700.1586557262-2075431801.1586557262
page(s): 421 [details]
page(s): 393 [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): 307 [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy Mead, A. R. (2004). Comparative reproductive anatomy in the South African giant land snails (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Achatinidae). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen 78(25): 417–449.</em> , available online at https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3c49/be48a8a1ae0e922ae7536f103fc0b2eca08a.pdf?_ga=2.216295702.1606998700.1586557262-2075431801.1586557262
page(s): 421 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality 'Drakensberg, north of Natal, at an elevationof 5000 to 6000 feet' [details]
