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Burtoa nilotica nilotica (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)
1317050 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1317050)
accepted
Subspecies
Burtoa louisettae Jousseaume, 1911 · unaccepted (original combination)
Burtoa nilotica louisettae (Jousseaume, 1911) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Burtoa nilotica schweinfurthi (E. von Martens, 1870) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Limicolaria (Livinhacia) nilotica var. schweinfurthi E. von Martens, 1897 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
(of Bulimus niloticus L. Pfeiffer, 1861) 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): 24 [details]
page(s): 24 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Burtoa nilotica nilotica (L. Pfeiffer, 1861). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1317050 on 2025-03-18
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original description
(of Bulimus niloticus L. Pfeiffer, 1861) 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): 24 [details]
original description (of Limicolaria (Livinhacia) nilotica var. schweinfurthi E. von Martens, 1897) Martens, E. von. (1897). Beschalte Weichthiere Deutsch-Ost-Afrikas. In: Möbius, K.: Deutsch-Ostafrika. 4: i-v + 1-308. Berlin [Dietrich Reimer]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12943#/summary
page(s): 95. [details]
basis of record Crowley, T. E. & Pain, T. (1959). A monographic revision of the African land snails of the genus <i>Burtoa</i> Schumacher (Mollusca – Achatinidae). <em>Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (sciences zoologiques).</em> 79: 5–35, 3 pls.
page(s): 17 [details]
page(s): 24 [details]
original description (of Limicolaria (Livinhacia) nilotica var. schweinfurthi E. von Martens, 1897) Martens, E. von. (1897). Beschalte Weichthiere Deutsch-Ost-Afrikas. In: Möbius, K.: Deutsch-Ostafrika. 4: i-v + 1-308. Berlin [Dietrich Reimer]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12943#/summary
page(s): 95. [details]
basis of record Crowley, T. E. & Pain, T. (1959). A monographic revision of the African land snails of the genus <i>Burtoa</i> Schumacher (Mollusca – Achatinidae). <em>Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (sciences zoologiques).</em> 79: 5–35, 3 pls.
page(s): 17 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
