MolluscaBase - Achatina (Ferussacia) Risso, 1826

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Achatina (Ferussacia) Risso, 1826

AphiaID

1865008 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1865008)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded rank

Accepted name

Ferussacia Risso, 1826

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Achatina Lamarck, 1799

Original name

Ferussacia Risso, 1826

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Species Achatina (Ferussacia) gracilis (R. T. Lowe, 1831) accepted as Amphorella gracilis (R. T. Lowe, 1831) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Ferussacia Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
page(s): 80 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Achatina (Ferussacia) Risso, 1826. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1865008 on 2026-06-04

Taxonomic edit history

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2026-01-10 05:48:44Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of Ferussacia Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
page(s): 80 [details]