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Chersaecia leiophis (W. H. Benson, 1860)
877819 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:877819)
accepted
Species
Helix (Plectopylis) leiophis W. H. Benson, 1860 · unaccepted (basionym)
Helix (Plectopylis) pseudophis Godwin-Austen, 1875 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Helix leiophis W. H. Benson, 1860 · unaccepted (original combination)
Plectopylis (Chersaecia) degerbolae Solem, 1966 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Plectopylis (Chersaecia) kengtungensis Gude, 1914 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Plectopylis (Chersaecia) pseudophis (Godwin-Austen, 1875) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
(of Helix (Plectopylis) leiophis W. H. Benson, 1860) Benson, W. H. (1860). Notes on <i>Plectopylis</i>, a group of Helicidae distinguished by several internal plicate epiphragms; with the characters of a new species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 3.</em> 5(28): 243-247., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18658580
page(s): 244, 246 [details]
page(s): 244, 246 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Chersaecia leiophis (W. H. Benson, 1860). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877819 on 2026-06-10
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original description
(of Helix (Plectopylis) leiophis W. H. Benson, 1860) Benson, W. H. (1860). Notes on <i>Plectopylis</i>, a group of Helicidae distinguished by several internal plicate epiphragms; with the characters of a new species. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 3.</em> 5(28): 243-247., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18658580
page(s): 244, 246 [details]
original description (of Plectopylis (Chersaecia) kengtungensis Gude, 1914) Gude, G. K. (1914). Descriptions of new species of helicoids from the Indian Region. <em>Proceedings of theMalacological Society of London.</em> 11(1): 52-57., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15715573
page(s): 53, figs a–c (+ unnumbered figures) [details]
original description (of Plectopylis (Chersaecia) degerbolae Solem, 1966) Solem, A. (1966). Some non-marine mollusks from Thailand, with notes on classification of the Helicarionidae. Spolia Zoologica Musei Hauniensis, 24: 1-110, 3 plates.
page(s): 95–97, figs 23a–b., plate 2 figs F–H [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Helix (Plectopylis) pseudophis Godwin-Austen, 1875) Godwin-Austen, H. H. (1875). Descriptions of five new Species of Helicidae of the Subgenus <i>Plectopylis</i>, with remarks on all the other known forms. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 42 [“1874”] (4): 608-613, pls 73-74. London [April]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28502797
page(s): 610, plate 74, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Páll-Gergely B., Budha P.B., Naggs F., Backeljau T. & Asami T. (2015). Review of the genus <i>Endothyrella</i> Zilch, 1960 with description of five new species (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Plectopylidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 529: 1-70., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.529.6139
page(s): 9-10 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Schileyko, A. A. (1999). Treatise on Recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 4. Draparnaudiidae, Caryodidae, Macrocyclidae, Acavidae, Clavatoridae, Dorcasiidae, Sculptariidae, Corillidae, Plectopylidae, Megalobulimidae, Strophocheilidae, Cerionidae, Achatinidae, Subulinidae, Glessulidae, Micractaeonidae, Ferussaciidae. <em>Ruthenica.</em> Supplement 2: 437-564. Moskva [December].
page(s): 462, fig. 595 [details]
additional source Páll-Gergely, B. (2018). Systematic revision of the Plectopylinae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Plectopylidae). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (455): 1–114., available online at http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/586
page(s): 37, Figs 15I–Q, 18, 19A–B [details] Available for editors [request]
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): 136, Fig. 59 F [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 244, 246 [details]
original description (of Plectopylis (Chersaecia) kengtungensis Gude, 1914) Gude, G. K. (1914). Descriptions of new species of helicoids from the Indian Region. <em>Proceedings of theMalacological Society of London.</em> 11(1): 52-57., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15715573
page(s): 53, figs a–c (+ unnumbered figures) [details]
original description (of Plectopylis (Chersaecia) degerbolae Solem, 1966) Solem, A. (1966). Some non-marine mollusks from Thailand, with notes on classification of the Helicarionidae. Spolia Zoologica Musei Hauniensis, 24: 1-110, 3 plates.
page(s): 95–97, figs 23a–b., plate 2 figs F–H [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Helix (Plectopylis) pseudophis Godwin-Austen, 1875) Godwin-Austen, H. H. (1875). Descriptions of five new Species of Helicidae of the Subgenus <i>Plectopylis</i>, with remarks on all the other known forms. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 42 [“1874”] (4): 608-613, pls 73-74. London [April]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28502797
page(s): 610, plate 74, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Páll-Gergely B., Budha P.B., Naggs F., Backeljau T. & Asami T. (2015). Review of the genus <i>Endothyrella</i> Zilch, 1960 with description of five new species (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Plectopylidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 529: 1-70., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.529.6139
page(s): 9-10 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Schileyko, A. A. (1999). Treatise on Recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 4. Draparnaudiidae, Caryodidae, Macrocyclidae, Acavidae, Clavatoridae, Dorcasiidae, Sculptariidae, Corillidae, Plectopylidae, Megalobulimidae, Strophocheilidae, Cerionidae, Achatinidae, Subulinidae, Glessulidae, Micractaeonidae, Ferussaciidae. <em>Ruthenica.</em> Supplement 2: 437-564. Moskva [December].
page(s): 462, fig. 595 [details]
additional source Páll-Gergely, B. (2018). Systematic revision of the Plectopylinae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Plectopylidae). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (455): 1–114., available online at http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/586
page(s): 37, Figs 15I–Q, 18, 19A–B [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 136, Fig. 59 F [details] Available for editors
[request]
To GB Mollusca Types (Helix leiophis W.H. Benson, 1860; Syntype(s); UMZC I.103265.A) (from synonym Helix leiophis W. H. Benson, 1860)
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