MolluscaBase - Achatina (Amphorella) R. T. Lowe, 1852

MolluscaBase name details

Achatina (Amphorella) R. T. Lowe, 1852

AphiaID

1522933 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1522933)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Amphorella R. T. Lowe, 1852

Rank

Subgenus

Type taxon

Achatina mitriformis R. T. Lowe, 1852 accepted as Amphorella mitriformis (R. T. Lowe, 1852) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Achatina Lamarck, 1799

Original name

Achatina (Amphorella) R. T. Lowe, 1852

Environment

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

Original description

Lowe, R. T. (1852). Brief diagnostic notices of new Maderan land shells. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 9 (50): 112-120; (2) 9 (52): 275-279. London [1 February; 1 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2362893
page(s): 120 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Achatina (Amphorella) R. T. Lowe, 1852. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1522933 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-07-26 06:25:55Z

created

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Lowe, R. T. (1852). Brief diagnostic notices of new Maderan land shells. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 9 (50): 112-120; (2) 9 (52): 275-279. London [1 February; 1 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2362893
page(s): 120 [details]