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Publication Benson (1855): summary

Full Citation

Benson, W.H. 1855. Chusan shells. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 24: 119-140. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio (Theliderma) divergens Benson in Cantor, 1842 = Lamprotula divergens

Benson in Cantor, 1842. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9: 489.
Benson, 1855. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 24: 137.
Type(s): TYPE LOCALITY TYPE_LOCALITY_MP_010, Zhoushan Island, Zhejiang Province.

Anodon gibbum Benson in Cantor, 1842 = Sinanodonta woodiana

Benson in Cantor, 1842. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9: 489.
Benson, 1855. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 24: 135.

Modiola variegata Benson, 1855 = Arcuatula variegata

Benson, 1855. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 24: 135.

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