Bulimus castaneus Pfeiffer, 1845

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 : 14

Bulimus castaneus Pfeiffer, 1845 Figs 17A-C, 17i

Bulimus castaneus Pfeiffer 1845: 68; Reeve 1848 [1848-1850]: pl. 32 fig. 197.

Plekocheilus (Eurytus) castaneus (Pfeiffer); Breure 1978: 10 (lectotype designation); Breure 1979: 29.

Type locality.

"Nova Granada; Vegas on the river Quenden".

Label.

"Vegas of the River Quenden"; taxon label in Pfeiffer's handwriting. M.C. label type I.

Dimensions.

"Long. 70, diam. 39 mill."; lectotype H 69.5, D 47, W 4.6.

Type material.

NHM 1975279, lectotype; 1975280, one paralectotype (Cuming coll.).

Remarks.

The lectotype corresponds to the figure given by Reeve (1848).

Current systematic position.

Amphibulimidae , Plekocheilus (Eurytus) castaneus (Pfeiffer, 1845).

Figures

Figure 17. A-C, i Plekocheilus (Eurytus) castaneus (Pfeiffer, 1845), lectotype NHM 1975279 (H = 69.5).