Pupa (Megaspira) elata Gould, 1847

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Ablett, Jonathan D., 2015, Annotated type catalogue of the Megaspiridae, Orthalicidae, and Simpulopsidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 470, pp. 17-143 : 25-26

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scientific name	Pupa (Megaspira) elata Gould, 1847
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Treatment

Pupa (Megaspira) elata Gould, 1847 Figs 2i-iv, L6iii

Pupa (Megaspira) elata Gould 1847: 197; Gould 1862: 34.

Megaspira elata ; Gould 1852: 91; Gould 1856: 5, pl. 7 fig. 101; Rehder 1945: 67 (lectotype designation); Simone 2006: 182, fig. 659.

Type locality.

“Brazil”.

Label.

"Brazil (Gould)".

Dimensions.

"Long. 1 1/2, lat. 1/3 poll. [H 38.0, D 8.4 mm]". Figured specimen H 37.2, D 8.4, W 18.1.

Type material.

NHMUK 1987060, three paralectotypes (ex Gould).

Remarks.

Gould did not state on how many specimens his description was based. The lectotype is USNM 5503 ( Rehder 1945), who considered this taxon to be a junior synonym of Pupa elatior Spix, 1827; however, Simone (2006) considered the two taxa as distinct and the current systematic position follows his work.

Current systematic position.

Megaspiridae , Megaspira elata (Gould, 1847).