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Spiraxis walkeri W. H. Benson, 1863
1434203 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1434203)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Benson, W. H. (1863). Characters of new land-shells of the genera <i>Helix, Clausilia</i>, and <i>Spiraxis</i>, from the Andamans, Moulmein, northern Indian, and Ceylon. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 11(62): 87-91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22221541
page(s): 90 [details]
page(s): 90 [details]
Type locality contained in Andaman Is.
type locality contained in Andaman Is. [details]
Etymology Named for Capt. (Dr.) James Pattison Walker (1823-1906), the Superintendent of the Port Blair Settlement (penal colony).
Etymology Named for Capt. (Dr.) James Pattison Walker (1823-1906), the Superintendent of the Port Blair Settlement (penal colony). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Spiraxis walkeri W. H. Benson, 1863. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1434203 on 2025-04-06
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Benson, W. H. (1863). Characters of new land-shells of the genera <i>Helix, Clausilia</i>, and <i>Spiraxis</i>, from the Andamans, Moulmein, northern Indian, and Ceylon. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (3) 11(62): 87-91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22221541
page(s): 90 [details]
page(s): 90 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Named for Capt. (Dr.) James Pattison Walker (1823-1906), the Superintendent of the Port Blair Settlement (penal colony). [details]
