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Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1789)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Gastropoda
order
Stylommatophora
family
Achatinidae
genus
Subulina
species
Subulina octona

Name

Synonyms
Achatina octona (Bruguière, 1789)
Achatina trochlea L.Pfeiffer, 1842
Bulimus octona Bruguière, 1789
Opeas doveri Ghosh, 1929
Stenogyra octona (Bruguière, 1789)
Subulina octana
Subulina octona trochlea (L.Pfeiffer, 1842)
Subulina octona var. strebeliana E.von Martens, 1898
Subulina trochlea (L.Pfeiffer, 1842)
Homonyms
Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1789)
Common names
Bulime octone in French
Bulime octone in French
Caracol punzón miniatura in Spanish
Chiocciola errante lucida in Italian
Glossy Subulina in English
Kleinste Turmschnecke in German
Kleinste Turmschnecke in German
Subulina Snail in English
Sumpil in Indonesian
The eight-whorled Achatina in English
The eight-whorled Achatina in English
Thumbnail awlsnail in English
Thumbnail awlsnail in English
Wandering Awlsnail in English
caracol-unicórnio in Portuguese
miniature awlsnail in English
miniature awlsnail in English
miniature awlsnail in English
subulína americká in Czech
sydamerikansk sylsnäcka in Swedish
หอยข้าวสารยอดมน in Thai
オカクチキレガイ in Japanese
八褶鑽頭螺 in Chinese
圓錐蝸牛 in Chinese
sydamerikansk sylsnäcka in Swedish
Kleinste Turmschnecke in German
miniature awlsnail in English

Bibliographic References

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  2. Anonymous. (1893). <i>Subulina octona</i> in Philadelphia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 6(9): 107.
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  12. Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
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