MolluscaBase - Achatina actoniana Benoit, 1862

MolluscaBase name details

Achatina actoniana Benoit, 1862

AphiaID

1514037 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1514037)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (original combination)

Accepted name

Cecilioides actoniana (Benoit, 1862)

Rank

Species

Parent

Achatina Lamarck, 1799

Original name

Achatina actoniana Benoit, 1862

Environment

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

Original description

Benoit, L. (1857-1862). Illustrazione sistematica critica iconografica de'testacei estramarini della Sicilia ulteriore e delle isole circostanti. I-XVI, 1-248, pls 1-9, 11-12 [part 1: pp. I-XVI, 1-52 (1857); Part 2: pp. 53-116 (1857); Part 3: pp. 117-180 (1859); Part 4: pp. 181-248 (1862)]. Napoli. (Nobile)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13182364
page(s): 244, pl. 8, fig. 7 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Sicily

type locality contained in Sicily [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Achatina actoniana Benoit, 1862. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1514037 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-06-06 09:11:28Z

created

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

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Documented distribution (1)

original description Benoit, L. (1857-1862). Illustrazione sistematica critica iconografica de'testacei estramarini della Sicilia ulteriore e delle isole circostanti. I-XVI, 1-248, pls 1-9, 11-12 [part 1: pp. I-XVI, 1-52 (1857); Part 2: pp. 53-116 (1857); Part 3: pp. 117-180 (1859); Part 4: pp. 181-248 (1862)]. Napoli. (Nobile)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13182364
page(s): 244, pl. 8, fig. 7 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality