MolluscaBase taxon details
Leptocalina specularis (Morelet, 1866)
1326052 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1326052)
accepted
Species
Achatina (Leptocalina) specularis Morelet, 1866 · unaccepted
Achatina specularis Morelet, 1866 · unaccepted (original combination)
Achatina wildemani Dautzenberg, 1908 · unaccepted
(of Achatina specularis Morelet, 1866) Morelet, A. (1866). Coquilles nouvelles recueillies par le Dr Fr. Welwitsch dans l'Afrique équatoriale, et particulièrement dans les provinces portugaises d'Angola et de Benguella. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 14 (2): 153-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15667391
page(s): 159. [details]
page(s): 159. [details]
Type locality contained in Angola
type locality contained in Angola [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptocalina specularis (Morelet, 1866). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326052 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Achatina wildemani Dautzenberg, 1908) Dautzenberg P. (1908). Description de coquilles nouvelles de diverses provenances et de quelques cas tératologiques. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 55(4): 327-341, pls 4-6 ["1907"; published 30 March 1908]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16293317
page(s): 329, pl. 5 figs 7-8 [details]
original description (of Achatina specularis Morelet, 1866) Morelet, A. (1866). Coquilles nouvelles recueillies par le Dr Fr. Welwitsch dans l'Afrique équatoriale, et particulièrement dans les provinces portugaises d'Angola et de Benguella. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 14 (2): 153-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15667391
page(s): 159. [details]
basis of record Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 437 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 329, pl. 5 figs 7-8 [details]
original description (of Achatina specularis Morelet, 1866) Morelet, A. (1866). Coquilles nouvelles recueillies par le Dr Fr. Welwitsch dans l'Afrique équatoriale, et particulièrement dans les provinces portugaises d'Angola et de Benguella. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 14 (2): 153-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15667391
page(s): 159. [details]
basis of record Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 437 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To NHMUK collection (Achatina specularis Morelet, 1866; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:7785584) (from synonym Achatina specularis Morelet, 1866)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
