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Glessula pyramis (W. H. Benson, 1860)
1419924 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1419924)
accepted
Species
Achatina pyramis W. H. Benson, 1860 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Achatina pyramis W. H. Benson, 1860) Benson, W. H. (1860). On new land-shells from Darjiling, with a series of new Indian species of <i>Achatina</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 5(30): 460-466., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2320855#page/506/mode/1up
page(s): 463 [details]
page(s): 463 [details]
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(of Achatina pyramis W. H. Benson, 1860) Benson, W. H. (1860). On new land-shells from Darjiling, with a series of new Indian species of <i>Achatina</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 5(30): 460-466., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2320855#page/506/mode/1up
page(s): 463 [details]
basis of record Godwin-Austen, H. H. (1882-1920). <i>Land and freshwater Mollusca of India, including South Arabia, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Burmah, Pegu, Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula, Ceylon, and other islands of the Indian Ocean. Supplementary to Messrs. Theobald and Hanley's Conchologia Indica.</i> London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. 1(1): i-iv, 1-18, pls 1-4 [February 1882]; 1(2): 19-66, pls 5-12 [July 1882]; 1(3): 67-94, pls 13-21 [January 1883]; 1(4): pls 22-42 [September 1883], 95-164 [October 1883]; 1(5): pls 43-51 [June 1884], 165-206 [May 1886]; 1(6): pls 52-62 [September 1887], 207-257 [April 1888]. Volume 2(7): 1-46, pls 63-69 [October 1897]; 2(8): 47-86, pls 70-82 [January 1898]; 2(9): 87-146, pls 83-100 [November 1899]; 2(10): 147-238, pls 101-117 [April 1907]; 2(11): 239-310, pls 118-132 [March 1910]; 2(12): 311-442, pls 133-158 [December 1914]. Volume 3(1): 1-65, pls 159-165 [November 1920]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13069144
page(s): vol. 3, 41, plate 160, fig. 24, plate 164, fig. 23 [details]
additional source Nevill, G. (1877). List of the Mollusca brought back to Mr. Anderson from Yunnan and upper Burma, with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 46: 14–41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35548100
page(s): 26 [details]
additional source Ramakrishna, Mitra, S, C. & Dey, A. (2010). Annotated checklist of Indian land molluscs. <em>Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 359 pp.</em>
page(s): 172 [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): 125, Fig. 53 D-F [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 463 [details]
basis of record Godwin-Austen, H. H. (1882-1920). <i>Land and freshwater Mollusca of India, including South Arabia, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Burmah, Pegu, Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula, Ceylon, and other islands of the Indian Ocean. Supplementary to Messrs. Theobald and Hanley's Conchologia Indica.</i> London, Taylor & Francis. Vol. 1(1): i-iv, 1-18, pls 1-4 [February 1882]; 1(2): 19-66, pls 5-12 [July 1882]; 1(3): 67-94, pls 13-21 [January 1883]; 1(4): pls 22-42 [September 1883], 95-164 [October 1883]; 1(5): pls 43-51 [June 1884], 165-206 [May 1886]; 1(6): pls 52-62 [September 1887], 207-257 [April 1888]. Volume 2(7): 1-46, pls 63-69 [October 1897]; 2(8): 47-86, pls 70-82 [January 1898]; 2(9): 87-146, pls 83-100 [November 1899]; 2(10): 147-238, pls 101-117 [April 1907]; 2(11): 239-310, pls 118-132 [March 1910]; 2(12): 311-442, pls 133-158 [December 1914]. Volume 3(1): 1-65, pls 159-165 [November 1920]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13069144
page(s): vol. 3, 41, plate 160, fig. 24, plate 164, fig. 23 [details]
additional source Nevill, G. (1877). List of the Mollusca brought back to Mr. Anderson from Yunnan and upper Burma, with descriptions of new species. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 46: 14–41., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35548100
page(s): 26 [details]
additional source Ramakrishna, Mitra, S, C. & Dey, A. (2010). Annotated checklist of Indian land molluscs. <em>Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 359 pp.</em>
page(s): 172 [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 125, Fig. 53 D-F [details] Available for editors
[request]
To NHMUK collection (Achatina pyramis Benson, 1860; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2437312) (from synonym Achatina pyramis W. H. Benson, 1860)
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