MolluscaBase name details
Achatina marginata Swainson, 1821
1365017 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1365017)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
- Variety Achatina marginata var. egregia Dautzenberg, 1921 accepted as Archachatina marginata egregia (Dautzenberg, 1921) (basionym)
- Variety Achatina marginata var. fourneaui Germain, 1908 accepted as Archachatina marginata marginata (Swainson, 1821) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Achatina marginata var. gracilior E. von Martens, 1860 accepted as Archachatina marginata eduardi Pilsbry, 1909 (invalid: junior homonym of A. gracilior C. B. Adams, 1850; Archachatina marginata var. eduardi Pilsbry, 1909 is a replacement name)
Swainson, W. (1820-1823). Zoological Illustrations, or, original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joe; Strand: W. Wood. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-18 [1820] pl. 19-83 [1821] pl. 84-134 [1822] pl. 135-182 [1823]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92614
page(s): pl. 30 [details]
page(s): pl. 30 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina marginata Swainson, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1365017 on 2025-09-11
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Swainson, W. (1820-1823). Zoological Illustrations, or, original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joe; Strand: W. Wood. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-18 [1820] pl. 19-83 [1821] pl. 84-134 [1822] pl. 135-182 [1823]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92614
page(s): pl. 30 [details]
basis of record InvertEBase. (2018). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase (InvertEBase.org) project. [details]
page(s): pl. 30 [details]
basis of record InvertEBase. (2018). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase (InvertEBase.org) project. [details]
