MolluscaBase taxon details
Gastrocopta acarus (W. H. Benson, 1856)
1309247 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1309247)
accepted
Species
Gastrocopta (Gastrocopta) acarus (W. H. Benson, 1856) · alternative representation
Pupa acarus W. H. Benson, 1856 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Pupa acarus W. H. Benson, 1856) Benson, W. H. (1856). New land snails collected by E.L. Layard, Esq. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 18(108): 433–439., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18685542#page/447/mode/1up
page(s): 435 [details]
page(s): 435 [details]
Type locality contained in Cape Verde
type locality contained in Cape Verde [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Gastrocopta acarus (W. H. Benson, 1856). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1309247 on 2024-04-16
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original description
(of Pupa acarus W. H. Benson, 1856) Benson, W. H. (1856). New land snails collected by E.L. Layard, Esq. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 18(108): 433–439., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18685542#page/447/mode/1up
page(s): 435 [details]
basis of record Adam, W. (1954). Études sur les mollusques de l'Afrique centrale et des regions voisines 1. Vertiginidae et Valloniidae. <em>Volume Jubilaire Victor Van Straelen. Tome II. Institut Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique. 725–817.</em>
page(s): 797 [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1916-1918). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 24: Pupillidae (Gastrocoptinae). pp 1-380, pls 1-49. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-112, Pl. 1-13, 18 Dec 1916; pp. 113-176, pl. 14-29, 18 July 1917; pp. 177-256, pl. 30-38, 09 Nov 1917; pp. 257-380, i-xii, pl. 39-49, 24 April 1918]. <em>Manual of Conchology.</em> (2)14: 113-256, pls. 14-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1295231
page(s): 122, pl. 22, figs 8, 10, 13. [details]
subsequent type designation Preece, R. C., White, T. S., Raheem, D. C., Ketchum, H., Ablett, J., Taylor, H., Webb, K. & Naggs, F. (2022). William Benson and the golden age of malacology in British India: Biography, illustrated catalogue and evaluation of his molluscan types. <em>Tropical Natural History.</em> No. 6: Supplement: 1-434., available online at https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tnh/article/view/257073/175390
page(s): 152, Fig. 68 E; note: neotype designation [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 435 [details]
basis of record Adam, W. (1954). Études sur les mollusques de l'Afrique centrale et des regions voisines 1. Vertiginidae et Valloniidae. <em>Volume Jubilaire Victor Van Straelen. Tome II. Institut Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique. 725–817.</em>
page(s): 797 [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1916-1918). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 24: Pupillidae (Gastrocoptinae). pp 1-380, pls 1-49. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-112, Pl. 1-13, 18 Dec 1916; pp. 113-176, pl. 14-29, 18 July 1917; pp. 177-256, pl. 30-38, 09 Nov 1917; pp. 257-380, i-xii, pl. 39-49, 24 April 1918]. <em>Manual of Conchology.</em> (2)14: 113-256, pls. 14-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1295231
page(s): 122, pl. 22, figs 8, 10, 13. [details]
subsequent type designation Preece, R. C., White, T. S., Raheem, D. C., Ketchum, H., Ablett, J., Taylor, H., Webb, K. & Naggs, F. (2022). William Benson and the golden age of malacology in British India: Biography, illustrated catalogue and evaluation of his molluscan types. <em>Tropical Natural History.</em> No. 6: Supplement: 1-434., available online at https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tnh/article/view/257073/175390
page(s): 152, Fig. 68 E; note: neotype designation [details] Available for editors
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