Marine Species Traits - 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
2. Genus Archachatina Albers, 1850
3. Genus Atopocochlis Crosse & P. Fischer, 1888
4. Genus Bequaertina Mead, 1994
5. Genus Brownisca Mead, 2004
6. Genus Bruggenina Mead, 2004
7. Genus Burtoa Bourguignat, 1890
8. Genus Cochlitoma A. Férussac, 1821
9. Genus Leptocalina Bequaert, 1950
10. Genus Leptocallista Pilsbry, 1904
11. Genus Lignus J. E. Gray, 1834
12. Genus Lissachatina Bequaert, 1950
13. Genus Metachatina Pilsbry, 1904
14. Genus Pseudachatina Albers, 1850
15. Genus Serpaea Bourguignat, 1890
16. Genus Agathina J. B. Férussac, 1807 accepted as Achatina Lamarck, 1799 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Achatina Lamarck, 1799)
17. Genus Eutaxis Ancey, 1888 accepted as Atopocochlis Crosse & P. Fischer, 1888 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
18. Genus Tholachatina Bequaert, 1950 accepted as Cochlitoma A. Férussac, 1821 (junior synonym)
Tribe Callistoplepini Mead, 1994
1. Genus Callistoplepa Ancey, 1888
2. Genus Leptocala Ancey, 1888
Tribe Limicolariini Schileyko, 1999
1. Genus Columna G. Perry, 1811
2. Genus Limicolaria Schumacher, 1817
3. Genus Limicolariopsis d'Ailly, 1910

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: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994750 on 2026-10-07

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Achatininae Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994750 on 2026-10-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-06-13 09:43:18Z

created

Bank, Ruud

2024-02-12 04:48:27Z

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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]

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): 478 [details]

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