MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Achatinidae Swainson, 1840

WoRMS taxon details

Achatinidae Swainson, 1840

AphiaID

816160 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:816160)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Achatinoidea Swainson, 1840

Direct children (3)

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Subfamily Achatininae Swainson, 1840
1. Tribe Achatinini Swainson, 1840
  1. Genus Achatina Lamarck, 1799

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Achatinidae Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816160 on 2024-11-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-08-29 08:34:18Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

2015-11-03 07:32:06Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2016-02-13 20:54:49Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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basis of record Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526. [details] Available for editors

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Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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Language	Name
English	giant African snails	[details]
German	Afrikanische Riesenschnecken	[details]

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