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Pterocyclos nanus W. H. Benson, 1851
1315256 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1315256)
accepted
Species
Pterocyclos nanus var. applanatus G. Nevill, 1881 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Pterocyclos nanus var. reflexilabris G. Nevill, 1881 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Pterocyclus nanus W. H. Benson, 1851 · unaccepted (misspelled generic name)
- Variety Pterocyclos nanus var. applanatus G. Nevill, 1881 accepted as Pterocyclos nanus W. H. Benson, 1851 (junior synonym)
- Variety Pterocyclos nanus var. reflexilabris G. Nevill, 1881 accepted as Pterocyclos nanus W. H. Benson, 1851 (junior synonym)
Benson, W. H. (1851). Description of a new species of <i>Pterocyclos</i>, Benson, from southern India. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 8(48): 450., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2320341 [details]
Type locality contained in India
type locality contained in India [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pterocyclos nanus W. H. Benson, 1851. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1315256 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Benson, W. H. (1851). Description of a new species of <i>Pterocyclos</i>, Benson, from southern India. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 8(48): 450., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2320341 [details]
original description (of Pterocyclos nanus var. applanatus 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): 146 [details]
original description (of Pterocyclos nanus var. reflexilabris 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): 146 [details]
basis of record Raheem, D.; Taylor, H.; Ablett, J.; Preece, R. C.; Aravind, N. A.; Naggs, F. (2014). A systematic revision of the land snails of the Western Ghats of India. <em>Tropical Natural History.</em> Supplement 4: I-XIV, 1-244; Chulalongkorn University [November 2014].
page(s): 43 [details] Available for editors
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additional source 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): 146 [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): 76, Fig. 29 B [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Pterocyclos nanus var. applanatus 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): 146 [details]
original description (of Pterocyclos nanus var. reflexilabris 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): 146 [details]
basis of record Raheem, D.; Taylor, H.; Ablett, J.; Preece, R. C.; Aravind, N. A.; Naggs, F. (2014). A systematic revision of the land snails of the Western Ghats of India. <em>Tropical Natural History.</em> Supplement 4: I-XIV, 1-244; Chulalongkorn University [November 2014].
page(s): 43 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source 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): 146 [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): 76, Fig. 29 B [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To GB Mollusca Types (Pterocyclos nanus W.H. Benson, 1851; Lectotype; UMZC I.103695)
To NHMUK collection (Pterocyclos nanus Benson, 1851; NHMUK:ecatalogue:8978034)
To NHMUK collection (Pterocyclos nanus Benson, 1851; NHMUK:ecatalogue:8978034)
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