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Neritina depressa W. H. Benson, 1836
874205 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:874205)
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Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of a collection of land and fresh-water shells, chiefly contained in the Museum of the Asiatic Society. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5(59): 741–750., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188918
page(s): 748 [details]
page(s): 748 [details]
Note India: “probably from the Sunderban rivers,...
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Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of a collection of land and fresh-water shells, chiefly contained in the Museum of the Asiatic Society. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5(59): 741–750., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188918
page(s): 748 [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): 58, Fig. 15 E [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Eichhorst, T. E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume one. Harxheim, Conchbooks. pp. 1-694. [details]
page(s): 748 [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): 58, Fig. 15 E [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy Eichhorst, T. E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume one. Harxheim, Conchbooks. pp. 1-694. [details]
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Type locality India: “probably from the Sunderban rivers, as the species is common, adhering to woodenpiles and brickwork in the Húghlí at Calcutta, as well as in waters which have periodical communication
with it” [details]
Type locality India, Bengal [details]
