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Pterocyclos rupestris W. H. Benson, 1832
817718 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:817718)
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Pterocyclus rupestris W. H. Benson, 1832 · unaccepted (original combination)
Steganotoma picta Troschel, 1837 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Benson, W. H. (1832). Account of a new genus of land snails, allied to the genus <i>Cyclostoma</i>, of Lamarck; with a description of a species found on the outlying rocks of the Rajmahal range of Hills. <em>The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 1: 11-14, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37177081 [details]
Type locality contained in India
type locality contained in India [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pterocyclos rupestris W. H. Benson, 1832. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=817718 on 2025-09-11
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Benson, W. H. (1832). Account of a new genus of land snails, allied to the genus <i>Cyclostoma</i>, of Lamarck; with a description of a species found on the outlying rocks of the Rajmahal range of Hills. <em>The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 1: 11-14, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37177081 [details]
original description (of Steganotoma picta Troschel, 1837) Troschel, F. H. (1837). Steganotoma nov. gen. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 3(1): 163-165, pl. 3, figs 12-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477889
page(s): 165 [details]
additional source Benson, W. H. (1848). Note on the cyclostomatous genus <i>Pterocyclos</i>, Benson (<i>Steganotoma</i>, Troschel). <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2.</em> 1(37): 345-347., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32950899
page(s): 346 [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): 77, Fig. 29 D [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Steganotoma picta Troschel, 1837) Troschel, F. H. (1837). Steganotoma nov. gen. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 3(1): 163-165, pl. 3, figs 12-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13477889
page(s): 165 [details]
additional source Benson, W. H. (1848). Note on the cyclostomatous genus <i>Pterocyclos</i>, Benson (<i>Steganotoma</i>, Troschel). <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2.</em> 1(37): 345-347., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32950899
page(s): 346 [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): 77, Fig. 29 D [details] Available for editors
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