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Dioryx urnula (W. H. Benson, 1853)
1431679 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1431679)
accepted
Species
Alycaeus (Dioryx) urnula W. H. Benson, 1853 · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Alycaeus urnula W. H. Benson, 1853 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Subspecies Dioryx urnula anghamiensis (Godwin-Austen, 1914)
- Subspecies Dioryx urnula niosiensis Páll-Gergely, 2020
- Subspecies Dioryx urnula pisum (Godwin-Austen, 1914)
- Subspecies Dioryx urnula rotundus Páll-Gergely, 2020
- Subspecies Dioryx urnula urnula (W. H. Benson, 1853)
- Subspecies Dioryx urnula globosa (Godwin-Austen, 1914) accepted as Dioryx urnula rotundus Páll-Gergely, 2020 (invalid: senior homonym of Alycaeus globosus H. Adams 1870)
- Variety Dioryx urnula var. anghamiensis (Godwin-Austen, 1914) accepted as Dioryx urnula anghamiensis (Godwin-Austen, 1914) (unaccepted rank)
- Variety Dioryx urnula var. daflaensis (Godwin-Austen, 1914) accepted as Dioryx urnula niosiensis Páll-Gergely, 2020 (invalid: senior homonym of Alycaeus daflaensis Godwin-Austen, 1876)
- Variety Dioryx urnula var. pisum (Godwin-Austen, 1914) accepted as Dioryx urnula pisum (Godwin-Austen, 1914) (unaccepted rank)
(of Alycaeus urnula W. H. Benson, 1853) Benson, W. H. (1853). Additional character of the shell of the cyclostomatous genus <i>Alycæus</i> of Gray, with descriptions of its animal inhabitant,—of a fourth species,— and of other new Indian Cyclostomata; also, remarks on an unrecorded character in <i>Diplommatina</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 11: 283-287 [Apr. 1853]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13786021
page(s): 284 [details]
page(s): 284 [details]
Type locality contained in Darjiling
type locality contained in Darjiling [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dioryx urnula (W. H. Benson, 1853). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1431679 on 2025-09-11
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(of Alycaeus urnula W. H. Benson, 1853) Benson, W. H. (1853). Additional character of the shell of the cyclostomatous genus <i>Alycæus</i> of Gray, with descriptions of its animal inhabitant,—of a fourth species,— and of other new Indian Cyclostomata; also, remarks on an unrecorded character in <i>Diplommatina</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 11: 283-287 [Apr. 1853]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13786021
page(s): 284 [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): 74 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Páll-Gergely, B., Sajan, S., Tripathy, B., Meng, K., Asami, T. & Ablett, J.D. (2020). Genus-level revision of the Alycaeidae (Gastropoda: Cyclophoroidea), with an annotated species catalog. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 981: 1–220., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/53583/
page(s): 134 [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): 83, Fig. 32 D [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Gittenberger, E., Choki Gyeltshen, Kezang Tobgay & Sherub Sherub. (2022). The genera Dioryx and Cycloryx (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Alycaeidae) in Bhutan, with a description of four new species. <em>Basteria.</em> 86(2): 72–82.
page(s): 73, Figures 1–3 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kobelt W. (1902). Das Tierreich. Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen. 16. Lieferung. Mollusca. Cyclophoridae. <em>Das Tierreich.</em> XXXIX + 662 pp., 1 map. [July]. Berlin (R. Friedländer)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1000211
page(s): 340 [details]
page(s): 284 [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): 74 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Páll-Gergely, B., Sajan, S., Tripathy, B., Meng, K., Asami, T. & Ablett, J.D. (2020). Genus-level revision of the Alycaeidae (Gastropoda: Cyclophoroidea), with an annotated species catalog. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 981: 1–220., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/53583/
page(s): 134 [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): 83, Fig. 32 D [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Gittenberger, E., Choki Gyeltshen, Kezang Tobgay & Sherub Sherub. (2022). The genera Dioryx and Cycloryx (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Alycaeidae) in Bhutan, with a description of four new species. <em>Basteria.</em> 86(2): 72–82.
page(s): 73, Figures 1–3 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kobelt W. (1902). Das Tierreich. Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen. 16. Lieferung. Mollusca. Cyclophoridae. <em>Das Tierreich.</em> XXXIX + 662 pp., 1 map. [July]. Berlin (R. Friedländer)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1000211
page(s): 340 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To GB Mollusca Types (Alycaeus urnula W.H. Benson, 1853; Syntype(s); UMZC I.103780.A-B) (from synonym Alycaeus urnula W. H. Benson, 1853)
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