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Spiraxis cingalensis W. H. Benson, 1863
1441916 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1441916)
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Digoniaxis cingalensis (W. H. Benson, 1863) · unaccepted
Benson, W. H. (1863). Characters of new land-shells of the genera <i>Helix, Clausilia</i>, and <i>Spiraxis</i>, from the Andamans, Moulmein, northern Indian, and Ceylon. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 11(62): 87-91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22221541
page(s): 91 [details]
page(s): 91 [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lanka
type locality contained in Sri Lanka [details]
Taxonomic remark Naggs & Raheem (2000) stated: "Two species have been placed in Digoniaxis Jousseaume 1894. The type species, which was...
Taxonomic remark Naggs & Raheem (2000) stated: "Two species have been placed in Digoniaxis Jousseaume 1894. The type species, which was found on a beach near Aden, Yemen, proves to be a marine pyramidellid. ‘Digoniaxis’ cingalensis (Benson 1863) was described from a single specimen collected by Edgar Layard close to Matale, North of Kandy, Sri Lanka. The taxonomic status of D. cingalensis remains a mystery. Benson’s specimen cannot be traced and while his description corresponds well with the Aden species, Matale is as far from the sea as it is possible to be in Sri Lanka." [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Spiraxis cingalensis Benson, 1863. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1441916 on 2024-07-01
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Benson, W. H. (1863). Characters of new land-shells of the genera <i>Helix, Clausilia</i>, and <i>Spiraxis</i>, from the Andamans, Moulmein, northern Indian, and Ceylon. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 11(62): 87-91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22221541
page(s): 91 [details]
page(s): 91 [details]
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Taxonomic remark Naggs & Raheem (2000) stated: "Two species have been placed in Digoniaxis Jousseaume 1894. The type species, which was found on a beach near Aden, Yemen, proves to be a marine pyramidellid. ‘Digoniaxis’ cingalensis (Benson 1863) was described from a single specimen collected by Edgar Layard close to Matale, North of Kandy, Sri Lanka. The taxonomic status of D. cingalensis remains a mystery. Benson’s specimen cannot be traced and while his description corresponds well with the Aden species, Matale is as far from the sea as it is possible to be in Sri Lanka." [details]