Marine Species Traits - Achatinoidea Swainson, 1840

Traits taxon details

Achatinoidea Swainson, 1840

AphiaID

413332 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:413332)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Superfamily

Parent

Achatinina

Original name

Achatininae Swainson, 1840

Direct children (5)

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Family Achatinidae Swainson, 1840
Family Aillyidae H. B. Baker, 1955
Family Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883
Family Micractaeonidae Schileyko, 1999
Family Subulinidae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1877 accepted as Subulininae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1877 (unaccepted > superseded rank)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Traits (2025). Achatinoidea Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413332 on 2026-09-29

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Achatinoidea Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413332 on 2026-09-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-08-28 21:18:53Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2011-12-14 17:05:56Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

2018-02-03 05:27:57Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2024-02-12 04:48:27Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

2025-08-01 19:57:12Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of Achatininae Swainson, 1840) 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]

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., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201 [details] Available for editors

additional source Schileyko, A. A. (1999). Treatise on Recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 4. Draparnaudiidae, Caryodidae, Macrocyclidae, Acavidae, Clavatoridae, Dorcasiidae, Sculptariidae, Corillidae, Plectopylidae, Megalobulimidae, Strophocheilidae, Cerionidae, Achatinidae, Subulinidae, Glessulidae, Micractaeonidae, Ferussaciidae. <em>Ruthenica.</em> Supplement 2: 437-564. Moskva [December].
page(s): 473 [details]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Achatinoidea)
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