MolluscaBase taxon details
Mekongia crassa (W. H. Benson, 1836)
1296585 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1296585)
accepted
Species
Bellamya crassa (W. H. Benson, 1836) · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Paludina crassa W. H. Benson, 1836 · unaccepted (original combination)
recent only
(of Paludina crassa W. H. Benson, 1836) Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of a collection of land and fresh-water shells, chiefly contained in the Museum of the Asiatic Society. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5(59): 741–750., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188918
page(s): 745 [details]
page(s): 745 [details]
Note India, Uttar Pradesh, Jaunpurm Gomati River
Type locality India, Uttar Pradesh, Jaunpurm Gomati River [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mekongia crassa (Benson, 1836). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1296585 on 2025-09-10
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(of Paludina crassa W. H. Benson, 1836) Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of a collection of land and fresh-water shells, chiefly contained in the Museum of the Asiatic Society. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5(59): 741–750., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188918
page(s): 745 [details]
basis of record Budha, P.B. & Daniel, B.A. (2010). Mekongia crassa:. <em>IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.</em> , available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/166799/0 [details]
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): 96 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 745 [details]
basis of record Budha, P.B. & Daniel, B.A. (2010). Mekongia crassa:. <em>IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.</em> , available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/166799/0 [details]
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): 96 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality India, Uttar Pradesh, Jaunpurm Gomati River [details]
