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Limicolaria aurora (Jay, 1839)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Gastropoda
order
Stylommatophora
family
Achatinidae
genus
Limicolaria
species
Limicolaria aurora

Name

Synonyms
Bulimus aethiops Morelet, 1864
Bulimus aurora Jay, 1839
Bulimus chromatellus Morelet, 1866
Bulimus flammifera carneola Grateloup, 1839
Bulimus lactuosa L.Pfeiffer, 1851
Bulimus numidicus Reeve, 1848
Bulimus spectralis Reeve, 1848
Bulimus suffusus Reeve, 1848
Bulimus tenebricus Reeve, 1848
Limicolaria aethiops (Morelet, 1864)
Limicolaria chromatella (Morelet, 1866)
Limicolaria felina albetifina Kobelt, 1894
Limicolaria felina zebra Pilsbry, 1904
Limicolaria flammea var. unicolor Kobelt, 1894
Limicolaria guinaica Morelet, 1890
Limicolaria kobelti d'Ailly, 1896
Limicolaria numidica (Reeve, 1848)
Limicolaria numidica ponderosa Germain, 1912
Limicolaria rubicunda Shuttleworth, 1856
Limicolaria shuttleworthi d'Ailly, 1896
Homonyms
Limicolaria aurora (Jay, 1839)
Common names
Achatine aurore in French
Achatine aurore in French
Nigerian Land Snail in English
Nigerian Land Snail in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Crowley, T. E. & Pain, T. (1970). A monographic revision of the African land snails of the genus <i>Limicolaria</i> Schumacher (Mollusca – Achatinidae). <em>Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren [sciences zoologiques].</em> 177: 1–61, 6 pls.
  2. Mead, A. R. & Palcy, L. (1992). Two giant African land snail species spread to Martinique, French West Indies. <em>The Veliger.</em> 35(1): 74-77.
  3. Ortiz de Zárate López, A. & Ortiz de Zárate Rocandio, A. (1959). Descripción de los moluscos terrestres de la isla de Fernando Poo (familia Achatinidae). 1-123, pls. 1-8. Insituto de Estudios Africanos, Madrid.
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