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Bensonia L. Pfeiffer, 1855

998390  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:998390)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Eupulmonata (Superorder)
  9. Stylommatophora (Order)
  10. Helicina (Suborder)
  11. Limacoidei (Infraorder)
  12. Helicarionoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Ariophantidae (Family)
  14. Macrochlamydinae (Subfamily)
  15. Bensonia (Genus)
 unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid; not Gray, 1847; Bensonies is a replacement name)
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  1. Species Bensonia pingi T.-C. Yen (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  2. Subgenus Bensonia (Bensonia) L. Pfeiffer, 1855 accepted as Bensonies H. B. Baker, 1938
    1. Species Bensonia (Bensonia) euryomphala von Möllendorff, 1898 accepted as Tanychlamys euryomphala (von Möllendorff, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    2. Species Bensonia (Bensonia) luzonica (von Möllendorff, 1894) accepted as Bensonia luzonica (von Möllendorff, 1894) accepted as Macrochlamys luzonica (von Möllendorff, 1894) accepted as Tanychlamys luzonica (von Möllendorff, 1894)
    3. Species Bensonia (Bensonia) quadrasi (von Möllendorff, 1896) accepted as Bensonia quadrasi (von Möllendorff, 1896) accepted as Macrochlamys quadrasi (von Möllendorff, 1896) accepted as Tanychlamys quadrasi (von Möllendorff, 1896)
    4. Species Bensonia (Bensonia) igorrotica von Möllendorff, 1896 represented as Bensonia igorrotica von Möllendorff, 1896 accepted as Tanychlamys igorrotica (von Möllendorff, 1896)
  3. Subgenus Bensonia (Dalingia) Godwin-Austen, 1907 accepted as Dalingia Godwin-Austen, 1907
    1. Species Bensonia (Dalingia) bhutanensis (Godwin-Austen, 1907) accepted as Dalingia bhutanensis Godwin-Austen, 1907
  4. Subgenus Bensonia (Glyptobensonia) von Möllendorff, 1894 accepted as Glyptobensonia von Möllendorff, 1894 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Bensonia (Glyptobensonia) acutimargo (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) accepted as Glyptobensonia acutimargo (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Bensonia (Glyptobensonia) cardiostoma Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1893 accepted as Glyptobensonia cardiostoma (Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Bensonia (Glyptobensonia) carinata von Möllendorff, 1890 accepted as Glyptobensonia carinata (von Möllendorff, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Bensonia (Glyptobensonia) diplotropis Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1895 accepted as Glyptobensonia diplotropis (Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    5. Species Bensonia (Glyptobensonia) euglypta Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1894 accepted as Glyptobensonia euglypta (Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    6. Species Bensonia (Glyptobensonia) exasperata von Möllendorff, 1894 accepted as Glyptobensonia exasperata (von Möllendorff, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    7. Species Bensonia (Glyptobensonia) holotrachia von Möllendorff, 1896 accepted as Glyptobensonia holotrachia (von Möllendorff, 1896) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    8. Species Bensonia (Glyptobensonia) lima von Möllendorff, 1890 accepted as Glyptobensonia lima (von Möllendorff, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    9. Species Bensonia (Glyptobensonia) radula (L. Pfeiffer, 1844) accepted as Glyptobensonia radula (L. Pfeiffer, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    10. Species Bensonia (Glyptobensonia) radulella von Möllendorff, 1890 accepted as Glyptobensonia radulella (von Möllendorff, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    11. Species Bensonia (Glyptobensonia) strigillis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) accepted as Glyptobensonia strigilis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  5. Species Bensonia aborensis Godwin-Austen, 1918 accepted as Tanychlamys aborensis (Godwin-Austen, 1918) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  6. Species Bensonia acutimargo (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) accepted as Glyptobensonia acutimargo (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  7. Species Bensonia camura (W. H. Benson, 1859) accepted as Bensonies camura (W. H. Benson, 1859) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  8. Species Bensonia cardiostoma Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1893 accepted as Glyptobensonia cardiostoma (Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1893) (unavailable original genus name)
  9. Species Bensonia carinata von Möllendorff, 1890 accepted as Glyptobensonia carinata (von Möllendorff, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  10. Species Bensonia diplotropis Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1895 accepted as Glyptobensonia diplotropis (Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  11. Species Bensonia euglypta Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1894 accepted as Glyptobensonia euglypta (Quadras & von Möllendorff, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  12. Species Bensonia euryomphala von Möllendorff, 1898 accepted as Macrochlamys euryomphala (von Möllendorff, 1898) accepted as Tanychlamys euryomphala (von Möllendorff, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  13. Species Bensonia exasperata von Möllendorff, 1894 accepted as Glyptobensonia exasperata (von Möllendorff, 1894) (original combination)
  14. Species Bensonia holotrachia von Möllendorff, 1896 accepted as Glyptobensonia holotrachia (von Möllendorff, 1896)
  15. Species Bensonia igorrotica von Möllendorff, 1896 accepted as Tanychlamys igorrotica (von Möllendorff, 1896) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  16. Species Bensonia jacquemonti [sic] accepted as Bensonia jacquemontii (E. von Martens, 1869) accepted as Bensonies jacquemontii (E. von Martens, 1869) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  17. Species Bensonia jacquemontii (E. von Martens, 1869) accepted as Bensonies jacquemontii (E. von Martens, 1869) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  18. Species Bensonia lima von Möllendorff, 1890 accepted as Glyptobensonia lima (von Möllendorff, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  19. Species Bensonia luzonica (von Möllendorff, 1894) accepted as Macrochlamys luzonica (von Möllendorff, 1894) accepted as Tanychlamys luzonica (von Möllendorff, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  20. Species Bensonia mainwaringi Godwin-Austen, 1883 accepted as Bensonies mainwaringi (Godwin-Austen, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  21. Species Bensonia monticola (W. H. Benson, 1838) accepted as Macrochlamys monticola (W. H. Benson, 1838) accepted as Bensonies monticola (W. H. Benson, 1838) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  22. Species Bensonia nepalensis W. T. Blanford, 1904 accepted as Bensonies nepalensis (W. T. Blanford, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  23. Species Bensonia quadrasi (von Möllendorff, 1896) accepted as Macrochlamys quadrasi (von Möllendorff, 1896) accepted as Tanychlamys quadrasi (von Möllendorff, 1896) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  24. Species Bensonia radula (L. Pfeiffer, 1844) accepted as Glyptobensonia radula (L. Pfeiffer, 1844)
  25. Species Bensonia radulella von Möllendorff, 1890 accepted as Glyptobensonia radulella (von Möllendorff, 1890) (original combination)
  26. Species Bensonia strigilis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) accepted as Glyptobensonia strigilis (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  27. Species Bensonia wynnii [sic] accepted as Bensonies wynnei (W. T. Blanford, 1881) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
(of Nanina (Bensonia) L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Pfeiffer, L. (1855-1856). Versuch einer Anordnung der Heliceen nach natürlichen Gruppen. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 2(3): 112 [≥ September 1855]; 2(4): 113–144 [December 1855]; 2(5) (“1855”): 145–185 [January 1856]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15864853
page(s): 119 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bensonia L. Pfeiffer, 1855. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=998390 on 2026-06-03
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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description (of Nanina (Bensonia) L. Pfeiffer, 1855) Pfeiffer, L. (1855-1856). Versuch einer Anordnung der Heliceen nach natürlichen Gruppen. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 2(3): 112 [≥ September 1855]; 2(4): 113–144 [December 1855]; 2(5) (“1855”): 145–185 [January 1856]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15864853
page(s): 119 [details] 

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, 115 [details] 

additional source Baker, H. B. (1938). <i>Bensonies</i>, new name for <i>Bensonia</i> Pfeiffer. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 52(1): 33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284533 [details] 

additional source Prashad, B. (1925). On a collection of land and freshwater fossil molluscs from the Karewas of Kashmir. <em>Records of the Geological Survey of India.</em> 56(4): 336-361, pl. 29.
page(s): 357, pl, 29, fig. 1; note: An unidentified fossil species [details] 

subsequent type designation Nevill, G. (1878). Hand List of Mollusca in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Part I. Gastropoda. Pulmonata and Prosobranchia-Neurobranchia, xv + 338 pp. [> 1 December]. Calcutta (Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19872326
page(s): 49 [details] 
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