WoRMS taxon details
Scaphula W. H. Benson, 1834
492116 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:492116)
accepted
Genus
Scaphula celox W. H. Benson, 1836 (type by subsequent monotypy)
- Species Scaphula deltae Blanford, 1867
- Species Scaphula lanceolata F. W. Hutton, 1885 † accepted as Poroleda lanceolata (F. W. Hutton, 1885) (superseded combination)
Benson, W. H. (1835). Conchological notices; chiefly relating to the land and freshwater shells of the Gangetic Provinces of Hindoostan. <em>The Zoological Journal.</em> 5: 458-466., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13381168
page(s): 464 [details]
page(s): 464 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Scaphula W. H. Benson, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492116 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Benson, W. H. (1835). Conchological notices; chiefly relating to the land and freshwater shells of the Gangetic Provinces of Hindoostan. <em>The Zoological Journal.</em> 5: 458-466., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13381168
page(s): 464 [details]
basis of record Mienis H.K. & Rittner O. (2016). Brief review of the freshwater ark shells belonging to the genus <i>Scaphula</i> Benson, 1834 (Fam. Arcidae). <em>Triton.</em> 34: 16-20. [details]
page(s): 464 [details]
basis of record Mienis H.K. & Rittner O. (2016). Brief review of the freshwater ark shells belonging to the genus <i>Scaphula</i> Benson, 1834 (Fam. Arcidae). <em>Triton.</em> 34: 16-20. [details]
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additional source
Benson, W. H. (1856). Amended description of the genus <i>Scaphula</i>, Benson, a freshwater form of the Arcacea; with characters of a new species from Tenasserim. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2.</em> 17(98): 127-129., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22069936#page/141/mode/1up [details]
