MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Achatina panaetha W. H. Benson, 1860) Benson, W. H. (1860). Characters of new Cingalese land-shells collected by F. Layard, Esq., Ceylon Civil Service. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Ser. 3, 5(29): 381-385., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2320881 page(s): 284-385 [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]
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): 124, Figs 52 E– F [details] Available for editors [request]
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