World Register of Deep-Sea species - Achatininae Swainson, 1840

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Achatininae Swainson, 1840

AphiaID

994750 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:994750)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Achatinidae Swainson, 1840

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

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 334; note: original spelling Achatinae [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatininae Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org//marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994750 on 2025-05-30

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Achatininae Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994750 on 2025-05-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-06-13 09:43:18Z

created

Bank, Ruud

2024-02-12 04:48:27Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

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original description Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 334; note: original spelling Achatinae [details]

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