Bulimus guerini Pfeiffer, 1846

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Ablett, Jonathan D., 2011, Annotated type catalogue of the Amphibulimidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 138, pp. 1-52 : 16

Bulimus guerini Pfeiffer, 1846 Figs 7C-D, 7ii

Bulimus guerini Pfeiffer 1846: 40.

Dryptus guerini (Pfeiffer); Breure 1978: 26 (lectotype designation); Breure 1979: 34; Borrero and Breure 2011.

Type locality.

"Neu Granada".

Label.

"Nova Granada", taxon label in Pfeiffer's handwriting. See

Remarks.

M.C. label type IV.

Dimensions.

"Long. 41, diam. 18 1/2 mill."; lectotype H 41.0, D 21.7, W 5.2.

Type material.

NHM 1975272, lectotype; 1975273, two paralectotypes, Funck leg. (Cuming coll.).

Remarks.

A second label is present, indicating that the specimens have been found at "Caverns of Chachopo / Prov. of Merida N Gr". Thus the type locality may now be restricted to Venezuela, Edo. Mérida, Chachopo.

Current systematic position.

Amphibulimidae , Dryptus guerini (Pfeiffer, 1846).

Figures

Figure 7. Dryptus species. A-B, i Dryptus marmoratus (Dunker, 1844), lectotype of Bulimus adoptus Reeve, 1849 NHM 20100517 (H = 83.3) C-D, ii Dryptus gueirini (Pfeiffer, 1846), lectotype NHM 1975272 (H = 41.0).