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Tanychlamys indica (Godwin-Austen, 1883)
1744693 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1744693)
accepted
Species
Helix vitrinoides sensu Benson, 1836 · unaccepted > misapplication (not Deshayes, 1831)
Macrochlamys indica Godwin-Austen, 1883 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nanina (Macrochlamys) pseudovitrinoides G. Nevill, 1881 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
recent only
(of Macrochlamys indica Godwin-Austen, 1883) 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): 97, pl. 18, figs 5, 5a. [details]
page(s): 97, pl. 18, figs 5, 5a. [details]
Type locality contained in India
type locality contained in India [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tanychlamys indica (Godwin-Austen, 1883). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1744693 on 2026-05-28
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original description
(of Macrochlamys indica Godwin-Austen, 1883) 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): 97, pl. 18, figs 5, 5a. [details]
original description (of Nanina (Macrochlamys) pseudovitrinoides G. Nevill, 1881) Nevill, G. (1881). New or little-known Mollusca of the Indo-Malayan fauna. <em>The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> Part II, 50 (3): 125-167, pl. 5-7. Calcutta [22 October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35598060
page(s): 132 [details]
original description (of Helix vitrinoides sensu Benson, 1836) Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of terrestrial and fluviatile Testacea, chiefly from the North-East frontier of Bengal. <em>The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5 (54): 350-358. Calcutta [June]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188459 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A.; Backhuys, W.; Vink, R. J. (2025). Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 19. A review and iconography of the shelled terrestrial gastropods of Ambon (Moluccas, Indonesia), including the description of seven new species and one new genus. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 24: 1-121. Leiden [20.12.2025].
page(s): 91, Plate 16 Fig. 6 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 97, pl. 18, figs 5, 5a. [details]
original description (of Nanina (Macrochlamys) pseudovitrinoides G. Nevill, 1881) Nevill, G. (1881). New or little-known Mollusca of the Indo-Malayan fauna. <em>The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> Part II, 50 (3): 125-167, pl. 5-7. Calcutta [22 October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35598060
page(s): 132 [details]
original description (of Helix vitrinoides sensu Benson, 1836) Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of terrestrial and fluviatile Testacea, chiefly from the North-East frontier of Bengal. <em>The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5 (54): 350-358. Calcutta [June]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188459 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A.; Backhuys, W.; Vink, R. J. (2025). Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 19. A review and iconography of the shelled terrestrial gastropods of Ambon (Moluccas, Indonesia), including the description of seven new species and one new genus. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 24: 1-121. Leiden [20.12.2025].
page(s): 91, Plate 16 Fig. 6 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (29 barcodes) (from synonym Macrochlamys indica Godwin-Austen, 1883)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macrochlamys indica) (from synonym Macrochlamys indica Godwin-Austen, 1883)
To GenBank (145 nucleotides; 116 proteins) (from synonym Macrochlamys indica Godwin-Austen, 1883)
To NHMUK collection (Macrochlamys indica Godwin-Austen, 1883; LECTOTYPE & PARALECTOTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:8967212) (from synonym Macrochlamys indica Godwin-Austen, 1883)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macrochlamys indica) (from synonym Macrochlamys indica Godwin-Austen, 1883)
To GenBank (145 nucleotides; 116 proteins) (from synonym Macrochlamys indica Godwin-Austen, 1883)
To NHMUK collection (Macrochlamys indica Godwin-Austen, 1883; LECTOTYPE & PARALECTOTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:8967212) (from synonym Macrochlamys indica Godwin-Austen, 1883)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
