Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica Bowdich, 1822

Original Description:
Achatina fulicaBowdich, T.E. 1822. Elements of conchology, including the fossil genera and the animals. Part I. Univalves. [no publisher given; printed by J. Smith, sold by Treuttel & Würtz, London], Paris. , pl. 13, fig. 3.

Type Specimen(s):Type material lost (Bequaert, 1950: 63; Smith, 1992: 89).
Type Locality:[No locality given. Probably Mauritius, teste Bequaert (1950: 63)].
Remarks:Bequaert (1950: 63) discussed the validity of the name.
Distribution:East Africa.


21 Specimen Lots
3 Photographs

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