Marine Species Traits - Archachatina marginata (Swainson, 1821)

WoRMS taxon details

Archachatina marginata (Swainson, 1821)

AphiaID

1349808 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1349808)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Archachatina Albers, 1850

Orig. name

Achatina marginata Swainson, 1821

Synonymised names

Achatina (Achatina) marginata Swainson, 1821 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Achatina marginata Swainson, 1821 · unaccepted (original combination)

Archachatina (Calachatina) marginata (Swainson, 1821) · alternative representation

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Subspecies Archachatina marginata candefacta Bequaert & Clench, 1936
Subspecies Archachatina marginata clenchi Bequaert, 1950
Subspecies Archachatina marginata eduardi Pilsbry, 1909
Subspecies Archachatina marginata egregia (Dautzenberg, 1921)
Subspecies Archachatina marginata egregiella Bequaert & Clench, 1936
Subspecies Archachatina marginata grevillei (L. Pfeiffer, 1860)
Subspecies Archachatina marginata icterica Bequaert & Clench, 1936
Subspecies Archachatina marginata marginata (Swainson, 1821)
Subspecies Archachatina marginata ovum (L. Pfeiffer, 1858)
Subspecies Archachatina marginata suturalis (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
Variety Archachatina marginata var. amphora Pilsbry, 1904 accepted as Archachatina marginata marginata (Swainson, 1821)
Variety Archachatina marginata var. eduardi Pilsbry, 1909 accepted as Archachatina marginata eduardi Pilsbry, 1909
Variety Archachatina marginata var. egregiella Bequaert & Clench, 1936 accepted as Archachatina marginata egregiella Bequaert & Clench, 1936 (basionym)
Variety Archachatina marginata var. icterica Bequaert & Clench, 1936 accepted as Archachatina marginata icterica Bequaert & Clench, 1936 (basionym)
Variety Archachatina marginata var. subsuturalis Pilsbry, 1904 accepted as Archachatina marginata suturalis (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, unnecessary replacement name for Achatina suturalis R.A. Philippi, 1849)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Achatina marginata Swainson, 1821) Swainson, W. (1820-1823). Zoological Illustrations, or, original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joe; Strand: W. Wood. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-18 [1820] pl. 19-83 [1821] pl. 84-134 [1822] pl. 135-182 [1823]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92614
page(s): pl. 30 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Archachatina marginata (Swainson, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1349808 on 2024-06-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-06-06 19:40:15Z

created

Páll-Gergely, Barna

2019-08-13 10:24:49Z

changed

Bieler, Rüdiger

Licensing

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original description (of Achatina marginata Swainson, 1821) Swainson, W. (1820-1823). Zoological Illustrations, or, original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joe; Strand: W. Wood. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-18 [1820] pl. 19-83 [1821] pl. 84-134 [1822] pl. 135-182 [1823]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92614
page(s): pl. 30 [details]

additional source Holyoak, D. T.; Holyoak, G. A.; Lima, R. F. D.; Panisi, M.; Sinclair, F. (2020). A checklist of the land Mollusca (Gastropoda) of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, with new records and descriptions of new taxa. Iberus: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Malacología, (Iberus).38(2): 219-319.
page(s): 245. [details] Available for editors

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additional source Charles, L. (2016). Inventaire de mollusques terrestres de Guadeloupe, Petites Antilles: données préliminaires. Journal MalaCo. 12: 47-56.
page(s): 50 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Bequaert, J. & Clench, W. J. (1937). The supposed introduction of a African Archachatina into the West Indies. The Nautilus. 51(1): 33-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9203226 [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 48 proteins) (from synonym Achatina marginata Swainson, 1821)