Bulimulus apicepunctata Preston, 1914

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Ablett, Jonathan D., 2014, Annotated type catalogue of the Bulimulidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 392, pp. 1-367 : 17

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.392.6328

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/50EFDCEE-594D-F6FC-8675-5DE3B140C9F9

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scientific name

Bulimulus apicepunctata Preston, 1914
status

 

Bulimulus apicepunctata Preston, 1914 Figs 23J-K View Figure 23 , L5iv View Figure L5

Bulimulus apicepunctata Preston 1914: 523; Breure 1979: 117.

Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) apicepunctata ; Breure and Eskens 1981: 52.

Type locality.

"Santa Rita, E. Peru".

Label.

"Santa Rita, E. Peru".

Dimensions.

"Alt. 17.5, diam. maj. 9, diam. min. 7 mm"; figured specimen herein H 17.5, D 8.3, W 6.6.

Type material.

NHMUK 1915.1.6.23, holotype (ex Preston).

Remarks.

Preston did not state on how many specimens his description was based; the reference of Breure (1979) "HT 1915.1.6.23" has to be interpreted as lectotype designation under Art. 74.6 ICZN. This is the first time the type has been figured.

Current systematic position.

Bulimulidae , Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) apicepunctata (Preseton, 1914).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Pulmonata

Family

Bulimulidae

Genus

Bulimulus

Loc

Bulimulus apicepunctata Preston, 1914

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Ablett, Jonathan D. 2014
2014
Loc

Bulimulus apicepunctata

Preston 1914
1914