Publication Benson (1836): summary

Full Citation

Benson, W.H. 1836. Descriptive catalogue of a collection of land and fresh-water shells, chiefly contained in the museum of the Asiatic Society. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 5: 741-750. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Scaphula Benson, 1834

Benson, 1834. Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 91.
Benson, 1836. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 5: 750.
Benson, 1856. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 17: 128.
Type species: Scaphula celox Benson, 1836 (sub. desig. by of Authors, 0) = Scaphula celox

Attributed Nominal Species

Scaphula celox Benson, 1836 = Scaphula celox

Benson, 1830. Glean. Sci. 2: pl. 7, figs. 2-3.
Benson, 1836. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 5: 750.
Benson, 1856. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 17: 129.

Anodonta soleniformis Benson, 1836 = Balwantia soleniformis

Benson, 1836. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 5: 750.
(renamed Margaron (Unio) bensonii Lea, 1870; homonym of Unio soleniformis Lea, 1831)

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta soleniformis = Balwantia soleniformis

Scaphula celox

Unio cæruleus Lea = Indonaia caerulea