182:, who removed many of the detailed labels thus decreasing their scientific value. The collection was then purchased by Robert MacAndrew, who in turn bequeathed it to the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, in 1873.
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146:'s civil service. After graduating, he arrived in Calcutta on 30 October 1821 to begin a career that included positions as a District Collector and Officiating Judge in
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collected by W. Theobald, Esq. Jun in Burmah and the Khasi Hills and characters of a new
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810:"William Benson and the golden age of malacology in British India: Biography, illustrated catalogue and evaluation of his molluscan types"
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139:. He made large collections of molluscs and described over 470 species, mainly from India, Sri Lanka, Burma and South Africa.
197:"Conchological notes, chiefly relating to the land and freshwater shells of the Doab and the Gangetic Provinces of Hindostan"
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503:, a group a Helicidae distinguished by several internal plicate ephiphragms; with the characters of a new species"
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Preece, R.C.; White, T.S.; Raheem, D.C.; Ketchum, H.; Ablett, J.; Taylor, H.; Webb, K.; Naggs, F. (2022).
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Lesueur, with a note on some other pelagian shells lately taken on board the ship Malcolm"
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was executor of his estate. Benson's collection of shells was briefly in the possession of
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Benson, W. H. (1858). "Note sur la transportation et la naturalization au
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Auffenberg, K. (2000). "Historical malacology: William Benson (1803-1870)".
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with remarks in its affinities and notes on several opercula"
472:"Characters of new land shells from Burma and the Andamans"
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and characters of new species from India, Borneo and Natal"
131:(30 March 1803 – 27 January 1870) was a civil servant in
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with notes on other living shells from India and Burmah"
881:; a new genus of pelagian shells allied to the genus
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from
Andamans, Moulmein, Northern India and Ceylon"
190:A partial list of publications by Benson includes:
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1017:Crosse, H.; Fischer, P. (1872). "Nécrologie".
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930:. G.H. Rouse, Baptist Mission Press: 215–216.
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530:"Characters of new land shells of the genus
332:from Sikkim, the Khasi Hills, Ava, and Pegu"
16:For other people named William Benson, see
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433:"Observations on the shell and animal of
328:, a new genus and several species of the
927:Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
922:, lately discovered in the Indian Ocean"
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202:Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
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477:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
450:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
419:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
396:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
337:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
302:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
289:"Characters of four Indian species of
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244:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
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992:Budha, Prem B.; Naggs, Fred (2008).
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918:"Description of two new species of
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955:World Register of Marine Species
379:"Description of new species of
214:Benson, W. H. (November 1836).
195:Benson, W. H. (February 1832).
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18:William Benson (disambiguation)
994:"The Giant African Land Snail
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497:Benson, W. H. (April 1860).
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1019:Journal de Conchyliologie
947:(Benson in Cantor, 1842)"
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490:10.1080/00222936008697305
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366:Journal de Conchyliologie
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635:an undescribed genus of
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916:Benson, W. H. (1835).
875:Benson, W. H. (1835).
816:. Supplement 6: 1–434.
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598:Benson, W. H. (1863).
567:Benson, W. H. (1863).
528:Benson, W. H. (1863).
470:Benson, W. H. (1860).
439:Megalomastoma gravidum
431:Benson, W. H. (1859).
408:Benson, W. H. (1859).
377:Benson, W. H. (1859).
322:Benson, W. H. (1857).
287:Benson, W. H. (1854).
264:Benson, W. H. (1852).
233:Benson, W. H. (1851).
981:American Conchologist
941:Gofas, Serge (2015).
677:Taxa described by him
239:from the East Indies"
174:His son-in-law Major
1012:on 20 November 2021.
945:Musculista senhousia
772:Musculista senhousia
266:"Notes on the genus
129:William Henry Benson
29:William Henry Benson
998:(Bowdich) in Nepal"
996:Lissachatina fulica
903:is on the page 174.
832:Naggs, F. (1997).
639:and of species of
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117:East India Company
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1034:Categories
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788:References
735:Clostophis
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385:Streptaxis
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