by William Swainson

Summary

by William Swainson Zoological Illustrations Series II… (1829)

Shell reversed, sub-trochiform, fulvous brown with darker transverse bands and longitudinal lines; apex and suture white.
Achatinella perversa. Swains. Monog. No. 2, p. 84.
Our figures of this elegant species are somewhat larger than nature.
ACHATINELLA Acuta, Fig. 3.
Specific Character.
Shell ovate-oblong, chesnut, with a marginal fulvous band; spire somewhat lengthened, acute, the tip black.
Achatinella acuta Sw. Monog. No. 3, p. 84.
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