Meladomus bloyeti, Bourguignat, 1889
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bloyeti Bourguignat, 1889 View in CoL , Meladomus
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Meladomus bloyeti Bourguignat, 1889: 171 View in CoL .
CURRENT TAXONOMIC STATUS. — Lanistes View in CoL . Valid species.
TYPE SPECIMEN. — Lectotype (here designated) MNHN 4501 About MNHN .
TYPE LOCALITY. — “Cours d’eau aux environs de Kondoa (Ousaghara)” [ Tanzania].
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The shell is close to the dimensions given in the original description and the label is in Bourguignat’s hand, written with his characteristic purplish ink. We consider this sufficient justification to designate this specimen as the lectotype to stabilise the name.
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Meladomus bloyeti
Cowie, Robert H. & Héros, Virginie 2012 |
Meladomus bloyeti
BOURGUIGNAT J. R. 1889: 171 |