MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1908). Descriptions of nine terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. Including anatomical descriptions of two new genera (<i>Afrodonta</i>, M. & P., and <i>Peltatus</i>, G.-A.) by Lt.-Col. H.H. Godwin-Austen, F.R.S. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (8) 1 (2): 129-136, pl. 7-8. London. [1 February]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295838 page(s): 133-134. [details]
basis of record
Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
additional source
Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660. page(s): 249. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Herbert, D. G. (2020). Revision of the aperturally dentate Charopidae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora) of southern Africa – genus <em>Afrodonta s. lat.</em>, with description of five new genera, twelve new species and one new subspecies. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em>629: 1-55., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.629 [details] Available for editors [request]
status source
Salvador, R. B. (2022). Phylogenetic position of African punctoid snails (Stylommatophora, Punctoidea, Trachycystinae). <em>Taxonomy.</em> 2(2): 227-235. [details] Available for editors [request]
subsequent type designation
Godwin-Austen, H.H. (1908). Notes in the anatomy of Afrodonta. In Melvill & Ponsonby, 1908 Descriptions of nine terrestrial Mollusca from South Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 8, 1: 135., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24295843 page(s): 135. [details]
From editor or global species database
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