MolluscaBase taxon details
Tortaxis erectus (W. H. Benson, 1842)
1248774 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1248774)
accepted
Species
Achatina erecta W. H. Benson, 1842 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Achatina erecta W. H. Benson, 1842) Benson, W. H. (1842). Mollusca. in: T. Cantor, General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 9(60): 486-490., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18684698
page(s): 487 [details]
page(s): 487 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tortaxis erectus (W. H. Benson, 1842). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1248774 on 2025-05-14
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(of Achatina erecta W. H. Benson, 1842) Benson, W. H. (1842). Mollusca. in: T. Cantor, General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 9(60): 486-490., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18684698
page(s): 487 [details]
basis of record Yen, T.-C. (1939). Die chinesischen Land- und Süßwasser-Gastropoden des Natur-Museums Senckenberg. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 444: 1-233, pls 1-16.
page(s): 110, plate 11,fig. 2 [details] Available for editors
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additional source 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): 127, Fig. 54 F [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 487 [details]
basis of record Yen, T.-C. (1939). Die chinesischen Land- und Süßwasser-Gastropoden des Natur-Museums Senckenberg. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 444: 1-233, pls 1-16.
page(s): 110, plate 11,fig. 2 [details] Available for editors

additional source 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): 127, Fig. 54 F [details] Available for editors

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tortaxis erectus)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Achatina erecta Benson, 1842; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:2745517) (from synonym Achatina erecta W. H. Benson, 1842)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tortaxis erectus)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Achatina erecta Benson, 1842; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:2745517) (from synonym Achatina erecta W. H. Benson, 1842)
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