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Tortulosa decora (W. H. Benson, 1853)

To GB Mollusca Types (Cataulus decorus Benson, 1853; Paratype(s) (possible); BRSMG.Aa607)

AphiaID

1450953 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1450953)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Tortulosa J. E. Gray, 1847

Orig. name

Cataulus decorus W. H. Benson, 1853

Synonymised names

Cataulus decorus W. H. Benson, 1853 · unaccepted (original combination)

Tortulosa (Eucataulus) decora (W. H. Benson, 1853) · alternative representation

Environment

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

Original description

(of Cataulus decorus 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]

Type data

Type locality contained in Sri Lanka

type locality contained in Sri Lanka [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Tortulosa decora (W. H. Benson, 1853). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1450953 on 2024-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-07-29 19:24:38Z

created

Páll-Gergely, Barna

2020-08-21 20:24:17Z

changed

Páll-Gergely, Barna

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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original description (of Cataulus decorus 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 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]