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Cyclocystis vorticalis (W. H. Benson, 1850)
1263875 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1263875)
accepted
Species
Helix vorticalis W. H. Benson, 1850 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Trachycystis (Cyclocystis) vorticalis (W. H. Benson, 1850) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Trachycystis vorticalis (W. H. Benson, 1850) · unaccepted > superseded combination
(of Helix vorticalis W. H. Benson, 1850) Benson, W. H. (1850). Characters of several new East Indian and South African helices, with remarks on some other species of the genus occurring at the Cape of Good Hope. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 5: 213–217., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15630340
page(s): 216 [details]
page(s): 216 [details]
Type locality contained in Western Cape Province
type locality contained in Western Cape Province [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cyclocystis vorticalis (W. H. Benson, 1850). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1263875 on 2025-09-11
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(of Helix vorticalis W. H. Benson, 1850) Benson, W. H. (1850). Characters of several new East Indian and South African helices, with remarks on some other species of the genus occurring at the Cape of Good Hope. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 5: 213–217., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15630340
page(s): 216 [details]
basis of record 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): 139, Fig. 61 B [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 216 [details]
basis of record 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): 139, Fig. 61 B [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To GB Mollusca Types (Helix vorticialis W.H. Benson, 1850; Lectotype; UMZC I.103605.A) (from synonym Helix vorticalis W. H. Benson, 1850)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
