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Theobaldius parapsis (W. H. Benson, 1853)
1444439 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1444439)
accepted
Species
Cyclophorus parapsis W. H. Benson, 1853 · unaccepted (original combination)
terrestrial
(of Cyclophorus parapsis W. H. Benson, 1853) Benson, W. H. (1853). Characters of new land shells, collected by Edgar L. Layard, Esq., in Ceylon. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 12(68): 90-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22191524
page(s): 96 [details]
page(s): 96 [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lanka
type locality contained in Sri Lanka [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Theobaldius parapsis (W. H. Benson, 1853). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1444439 on 2025-09-11
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(of Cyclophorus parapsis W. H. Benson, 1853) Benson, W. H. (1853). Characters of new land shells, collected by Edgar L. Layard, Esq., in Ceylon. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 12(68): 90-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22191524
page(s): 96 [details]
basis of record Kobelt W. (1902). Das Tierreich. Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen. 16. Lieferung. Mollusca. Cyclophoridae. <em>Das Tierreich.</em> XXXIX + 662 pp., 1 map. [July]. Berlin (R. Friedländer)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1000211
page(s): 94 [details]
additional source Naggs, F. & Raheem, D. (2000). Land snail diversity in Sri Lanka. An illustrated guide prepared for the launch of the Darwin Initiative programme. Photography by Harold Taylor. The Natural History Museum, London. pages i-xiii, 1-203. 246 coloured plates. ISBN 0565091514 (printed version), ISBN 0565091565 (compact disc)., available online at https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/tropical-land-snails/taxa.dsml [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): 72, Figs 27 A–B [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 96 [details]
basis of record Kobelt W. (1902). Das Tierreich. Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen. 16. Lieferung. Mollusca. Cyclophoridae. <em>Das Tierreich.</em> XXXIX + 662 pp., 1 map. [July]. Berlin (R. Friedländer)., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1000211
page(s): 94 [details]
additional source Naggs, F. & Raheem, D. (2000). Land snail diversity in Sri Lanka. An illustrated guide prepared for the launch of the Darwin Initiative programme. Photography by Harold Taylor. The Natural History Museum, London. pages i-xiii, 1-203. 246 coloured plates. ISBN 0565091514 (printed version), ISBN 0565091565 (compact disc)., available online at https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/tropical-land-snails/taxa.dsml [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): 72, Figs 27 A–B [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Cyclophorus parapsis. Benson, 1853. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 2) 12: 96-97 - catalog no. 12750) (from synonym Cyclophorus parapsis W. H. Benson, 1853)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cyclophorus parapsis W.H. Benson, 1853; Syntype(s); UMZC I.103980.A-B) (from synonym Cyclophorus parapsis W. H. Benson, 1853)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cyclophorus parapsis W.H. Benson, 1853; Syntype(s); UMZC I.103980.A-B) (from synonym Cyclophorus parapsis W. H. Benson, 1853)
