MolluscaBase - Achatina (Achatina) iostoma L. Pfeiffer, 1854

MolluscaBase name details

Achatina (Achatina) iostoma L. Pfeiffer, 1854

AphiaID

1430813 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1430813)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Achatina iostoma L. Pfeiffer, 1854

Rank

Species

Parent

Achatina (Achatina) Lamarck, 1799 represented as Achatina Lamarck, 1799

Original name

Achatina iostoma L. Pfeiffer, 1854

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of Achatina iostoma L. Pfeiffer, 1854) Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Description of eighteen new species of land shells, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 20(243) [“1852”]: 83–87. London [23 May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680697 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina (Achatina) iostoma L. Pfeiffer, 1854. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1430813 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-04-09 05:37:07Z

created

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Achatina iostoma L. Pfeiffer, 1854) Pfeiffer, L. (1854). Description of eighteen new species of land shells, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 20(243) [“1852”]: 83–87. London [23 May]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680697 [details]