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Achatina viridescens Ancey in Vignon, 1888

Gastropoda : Achatinoidea : Achatinidae
Type Status: Holotype
Collection: Melvill-Tomlin
Accession No.: NMW.1955.158.00069
Preparations: Dry shells
No. of Specimens: 1
Locality: Liberia
Collecting Details: (ex.Coll.) Dohrn/To Tomlin via Geret 1919

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Vignon. 1888. Catalogue des Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles récoltés sur la cote occidentale d'Afrique. D'après un manuscrit de ce dernier, avec des remarques sur ces espèces, par M. C. F. Ancey, membre fondateur. Bulletins de la Societe Malacologique de France. 5: 65-76. [69] Cited
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Wood, H. & Gallichan, J. 2008. The New Molluscan Names of César-Marie-Felix Ancey including illustrated type material from the National Museum of Wales. Studies in Biodiversity and Systematics of Terrestrial Organisms from the National Museum of Wales. Biotir Reports 3. i-vi, 1-162pp; 26 pls [94; pl. 11, fig. 1i] Cited
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Detailed Locality

Verbatim Locality
Liberia.
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Country: Liberia
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Ex. Collection: Dohrn/To Tomlin via Geret 1919
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Classification

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Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda
Subclass: Pulmonata
Stylommatophora Achatinoidea Achatinidae
Record last modified - 27/06/2018