Ampullaria castanea, Deshayes, 1830

Cowie, Robert H. & Héros, Virginie, 2012, Annotated catalogue of the types of Ampullariidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, with lectotype designations, Zoosystema 34 (4), pp. 793-824 : 798

castanea Deshayes, 1830 , Ampullaria

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Ampullaria castanea Deshayes, 1830: 31 .

CURRENT TAXONOMIC STATUS. — Pomacea (Effusa) . Synonym of Helix glauca Linnaeus, 1758 ( Cowie & Thiengo 2003: 52).

TYPE SPECIMEN. — Lectotype (here designated) MNHN 4710 .

TYPE LOCALITY. — [No locality given. The locality on the lectotype label (“ Virginie ” [ USA]) is certainly incorrect.]

REMARKS

The label associated with the specimen is in Deshayes’ hand and says “type p. 31”, which is sufficient to permit us to designate this specimen as the lectotype to stabilise the name. Cowie & Thiengo (2003: 52) and J.-P. Pointier (pers. comm. 2008) considered Ampullaria castanea a synonym of Helix glauca Linnaeus , placing it in Pomacea (Effusa) .

Figures

FIG. 1. — A, Ampullaria aulanieri Deville & Huppé,1850,lectotype MNHN 23072, 48.2 mm;B, Ampullaria baeri Dautzenberg,1902,lectotype MNHN 4493, 27.0 mm; C, Ampullaria begini Morlet, 1889,syntype MNHN 4499, 21.4 mm; D, Ampullaria belizensis Crosse & Fischer in Fischer & Crosse, 1888, holotype MNHN 5139, 61.8 mm; E, Meladomus bloyeti Bourguignat, 1889, lectotype MNHN 4501, 63.3 mm; F, Ampullaria bruguieri Deshayes, 1830, lectotype MNHN 23074, 72.1 mm; G, Ampullaria carinata Olivier, 1804, lectotype MNHN 23075, 28.5 mm; H, Ampullaria castanea Deshayes, 1830, lectotype MNHN 4710, 42.2 mm.