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Achatina (Macrospira) Swainson, 1840
1415581 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1415581)
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- Species Achatina (Macrospira) aperta Swainson, 1840 accepted as Geostilbia aperta (Swainson, 1840) (basionym)
Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 335 [details]
page(s): 335 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Achatina (Macrospira) Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415581 on 2025-09-11
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Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 335 [details]
page(s): 335 [details]
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Authority Name attributed by Swainson to Guilding. [details]