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Oospira loxostoma (W. H. Benson, 1836)
1355904 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1355904)
accepted
Species
Clausilia loxostoma W. H. Benson, 1836 · unaccepted (original combination)
Oospira (Oospira) loxostoma (W. H. Benson, 1836) · alternative representation
(of Clausilia loxostoma W. H. Benson, 1836) Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of terrestrial and fluviatile Testacea, chiefly from the North-East frontier of Bengal. <em>The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5 (54): 350-358. Calcutta [June]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188459
page(s): 353 [details]
page(s): 353 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Oospira loxostoma (W. H. Benson, 1836). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1355904 on 2025-09-11
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(of Clausilia loxostoma W. H. Benson, 1836) Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of terrestrial and fluviatile Testacea, chiefly from the North-East frontier of Bengal. <em>The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5 (54): 350-358. Calcutta [June]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188459
page(s): 353 [details]
basis of record Ramakrishna, Mitra, S, C. & Dey, A. (2010). Annotated checklist of Indian land molluscs. <em>Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 359 pp.</em>
page(s): 145 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Szekeres, M. Grego, J., Páll-Gergely, B. & Ablett, J.D. (2021). Clausiliidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from India, Myanmar, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 44(2): 155–187.
page(s): 174, fig. 7f. [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 353 [details]
basis of record Ramakrishna, Mitra, S, C. & Dey, A. (2010). Annotated checklist of Indian land molluscs. <em>Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 359 pp.</em>
page(s): 145 [details] Available for editors

additional source Szekeres, M. Grego, J., Páll-Gergely, B. & Ablett, J.D. (2021). Clausiliidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from India, Myanmar, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 44(2): 155–187.
page(s): 174, fig. 7f. [details] Available for editors

To GB Mollusca Types (Clausilia loxostoma W.H. Benson, 1836; Lectotype; UMZC I.102030.A) (from synonym Clausilia loxostoma W. H. Benson, 1836)
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