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Pupisoma miccyla (W. H. Benson, 1860)
1450223 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1450223)
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Helix miccyla W. H. Benson, 1860 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Helix miccyla W. H. Benson, 1860) Benson, W. H. (1860). Characters of new Cingalese land-shells collected by F. Layard, Esq., Ceylon Civil Service. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Ser. 3, 5(29): 381-385., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2320881
page(s): 384 [details]
page(s): 384 [details]
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(of Helix miccyla W. H. Benson, 1860) Benson, W. H. (1860). Characters of new Cingalese land-shells collected by F. Layard, Esq., Ceylon Civil Service. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Ser. 3, 5(29): 381-385., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2320881
page(s): 384 [details]
basis of record Naggs, F. & Raheem, D. (2000). Land snail diversity in Sri Lanka. An illustrated guide prepared for the launch of the Darwin Initiative programme. Photography by Harold Taylor. The Natural History Museum, London. pages i-xiii, 1-203. 246 coloured plates. ISBN 0565091514 (printed version), ISBN 0565091565 (compact disc)., available online at https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/tropical-land-snails/taxa.dsml [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): 158, Fig. 71 C [details] Available for editors
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additional source 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 2, 301 [details]
page(s): 384 [details]
basis of record Naggs, F. & Raheem, D. (2000). Land snail diversity in Sri Lanka. An illustrated guide prepared for the launch of the Darwin Initiative programme. Photography by Harold Taylor. The Natural History Museum, London. pages i-xiii, 1-203. 246 coloured plates. ISBN 0565091514 (printed version), ISBN 0565091565 (compact disc)., available online at https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/tropical-land-snails/taxa.dsml [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): 158, Fig. 71 C [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source 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 2, 301 [details]
To GB Mollusca Types (Helix miccyla W.H. Benson, 1860; Syntype(s); UMZC I.103315) (from synonym Helix miccyla W. H. Benson, 1860)
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