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Achatina schweinfurthi E. von Martens, 1874
1293597 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1293597)
accepted
Species
- Subspecies Achatina schweinfurthi buchneri E. von Martens, 1882
- Subspecies Achatina schweinfurthi rhodacme Pilsbry, 1919
- Variety Achatina schweinfurthi var. foureaui Germain, 1905 accepted as Archachatina marginata marginata (Swainson, 1821) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Martens, E. von. (1874). Zusammenstellung der von Dr. Georg Schweinfurth in Afrika gesammelten Land- und Süsswasser-Conchylien. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 21: 37–46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15918670
page(s): 40. [details]
page(s): 40. [details]
Type locality contained in Sudan
type locality contained in Sudan [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina schweinfurthi E. von Martens, 1874. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1293597 on 2025-09-11
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Martens, E. von. (1874). Zusammenstellung der von Dr. Georg Schweinfurth in Afrika gesammelten Land- und Süsswasser-Conchylien. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 21: 37–46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15918670
page(s): 40. [details]
basis of record Pilsbry, H. A. (1919). A review of the land mollusks of the Belgian Congo chiefly based on the collections of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909-1915. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 40: 1-370, pls I-XXIII.
page(s): 70 [details]
additional source Kilias, R. (1992). Die Typen und Typoide der Mollusken-Sammlung des Zoologischen Museums in Berlin (11): II. Euthyneura, Stylommatophora, Sigmurethra, Achatinoidea 2, Achatinidae. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 68 (1): 167-180. Berlin., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.19920680112 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Germain, L. (1923). Voyage de M. Guy Babault dans l'Afrique Orientale Anglaise. Résultats scientifiques: Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles. Paris. Pp. 1–149, pls 1–4.
page(s): 67 [details]
page(s): 40. [details]
basis of record Pilsbry, H. A. (1919). A review of the land mollusks of the Belgian Congo chiefly based on the collections of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909-1915. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 40: 1-370, pls I-XXIII.
page(s): 70 [details]
additional source Kilias, R. (1992). Die Typen und Typoide der Mollusken-Sammlung des Zoologischen Museums in Berlin (11): II. Euthyneura, Stylommatophora, Sigmurethra, Achatinoidea 2, Achatinidae. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 68 (1): 167-180. Berlin., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.19920680112 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Germain, L. (1923). Voyage de M. Guy Babault dans l'Afrique Orientale Anglaise. Résultats scientifiques: Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles. Paris. Pp. 1–149, pls 1–4.
page(s): 67 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
