MolluscaBase name details
Brotia terebra (W. H. Benson, 1836)
1618440 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1618440)
accepted > unreplaced junior homonym
Species
Melania terebra W. H. Benson, 1836 · unaccepted > superseded combination (invalid; non Lesson, 1831)
(of Melania terebra W. H. Benson, 1836) Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of a collection of land and fresh-water shells, chiefly contained in the Museum of the Asiatic Society. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5(59): 741–750., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188918
page(s): 747 [details]
page(s): 747 [details]
Type locality contained in India
type locality contained in India [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Brotia terebra (W. H. Benson, 1836). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1618440 on 2025-09-11
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(of Melania terebra W. H. Benson, 1836) Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of a collection of land and fresh-water shells, chiefly contained in the Museum of the Asiatic Society. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5(59): 741–750., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188918
page(s): 747 [details]
basis of record 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): 98 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 747 [details]
basis of record 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): 98 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To GB Mollusca Types (Melania terebra W.H. Benson, 1836; Syntype(s); UMZC I.102230.A-B) (from synonym Melania terebra W. H. Benson, 1836)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
