Marine Species Traits - Achatina (Pintoa) polychroa Morelet, 1866

Traits name details

Achatina (Pintoa) polychroa Morelet, 1866

AphiaID

1325835 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1325835)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Achatina polychroa Morelet, 1866

Rank

Species

Parent

Achatina (Pintoa) Bourguignat, 1890 represented as Achatina Lamarck, 1799

Original name

Achatina polychroa Morelet, 1866

Environment

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

Original description

(of Achatina polychroa Morelet, 1866) Morelet, A. (1866). Coquilles nouvelles recueillies par le Dr Fr. Welwitsch dans l'Afrique équatoriale, et particulièrement dans les provinces portugaises d'Angola et de Benguella. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 14 (2): 153-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15667391
page(s): 158. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Achatina (Pintoa) polychroa Morelet, 1866. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1325835 on 2025-05-13

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Achatina (Pintoa) polychroa Morelet, 1866. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1325835 on 2025-05-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-02-08 15:41:21Z

created

Herbert, David

2019-05-24 07:13:39Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

2023-07-16 11:57:10Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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Sources (1)

original description (of Achatina polychroa Morelet, 1866) Morelet, A. (1866). Coquilles nouvelles recueillies par le Dr Fr. Welwitsch dans l'Afrique équatoriale, et particulièrement dans les provinces portugaises d'Angola et de Benguella. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 14 (2): 153-163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15667391
page(s): 158. [details]