MolluscaBase - Achatina (Livinhacia) nilotica (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)

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Achatina (Livinhacia) nilotica (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)

AphiaID

1456573 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1456573)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Burtoa nilotica (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)

Rank

Species

Parent

Achatina (Livinhacia) Crosse, 1889 accepted as Burtoa Bourguignat, 1890

Original name

Bulimus niloticus L. Pfeiffer, 1861

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Variety Achatina (Livinhacia) nilotica var. emini E. von Martens, 1891 accepted as Burtoa nilotica giraudi (Bourguignat, 1885)

Environment

terrestrial

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]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Achatina (Livinhacia) nilotica (L. Pfeiffer, 1861). Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1456573 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

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2020-08-28 15:58:00Z

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Herbert, David

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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]