Cyclophorus exaltatus (Pfeiffer, 1855)

Nantarat, Nattawadee, Sutcharit, Chirasak, Tongkerd, Piyoros, Ablett, Jonathan, Naggs, Fred & Panha, Somsak, 2014, An annotated catalogue of type specimens of the land snail genus Cyclophorus Monfort, 1810 (Caenogastropoda, Cyclophoridae) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 411, pp. 1-56 : 9

Cyclophorus exaltatus (Pfeiffer, 1855)

Cyclostoma (Cyclophorus) exaltatum Pfeiffer, 1855b [1854]: 300.

Cyclophorus exaltatus - Kobelt 1902: 138. Kobelt 1908: 625.

Type locality.

Hong Kong, China.

Type material.

Lectotype (design. n.), NHMUK 1980041/1 ( Fig. 7A; D =25.1 mm, H=25.3 mm, W=5), paralectotypes NHMUK 1980041/2-3 (2 shells; Fig. 7B; D =24.6 mm, H=24.4 mm, W=5 and D=23.3 mm, H=23.4 mm, W=5).

Remarks.

The NHM type lot was collected by Mr. Fortune and is from Cuming’s collection as stated in the original description. It has an original label in Pfeiffer’s handwriting giving the species name and collection locality. The specimen that most closely matches measurements given in the original description is here designated as the lectotype.

Figures

Figure 7. Types of Cyclophorus species. A, B Cyclophorus exaltatus (Pfeiffer, 1855) A lectotype NHMUK 1980041 / 1, and B paralectotype NHMUK 1980041 / 2 - 3 C, D Cyclophorus excellens (Pfeiffer, 1855) C lectotype NHMUK 20130084 / 1, and D paralectotype NHMUK 20130084 / 2 E, F Cyclophorus expansus (Pfeiffer, 1853) E lectotype NHMUK 20130086 / 1, and F paralectotype NHMUK 20130086 / 2 - 3.