MolluscaBase - Plectopylis plectostoma (W. H. Benson, 1836)

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Plectopylis plectostoma (W. H. Benson, 1836)

AphiaID

991860 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:991860)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Endothyrella plectostoma (W. H. Benson, 1836)

Rank

Species

Parent

Plectopylis W. H. Benson, 1860

Original name

Helix plectostoma W. H. Benson, 1836

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Variety Plectopylis plectostoma var. exerta Gude, 1901 accepted as Endothyrella tricarinata (Gude, 1897)
Variety Plectopylis plectostoma var. tricarinata Gude, 1897 accepted as Endothyrella tricarinata (Gude, 1897) (basionym)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of Helix plectostoma W. H. Benson, 1836) Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of terrestrial and fluviatile Testacea, chiefly from the North-East frontier of Bengal. <em>The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5 (54): 350-358. Calcutta [June]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188459
page(s): 351 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Plectopylis plectostoma (W. H. Benson, 1836). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=991860 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-05-11 13:24:57Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2022-12-12 21:06:46Z

changed

Páll-Gergely, Barna

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Helix plectostoma W. H. Benson, 1836) Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of terrestrial and fluviatile Testacea, chiefly from the North-East frontier of Bengal. <em>The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5 (54): 350-358. Calcutta [June]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188459
page(s): 351 [details]