Drymaeus elsteri da Costa, 1901

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 : 53

Drymaeus elsteri da Costa, 1901 Figs 33G-I , L20iii

Drymaeus elsteri da Costa 1901: 238, pl. 24 fig. 6; Pilsbry 1901 [1901-1902]: 156, pl. 48 fig. 53; Breure 1979: 108 (lectotype designation).

Type locality.

"Chachapoyas, prov. Amazonas, Peru".

Label.

"Chacapoyas [sic]", in da Costa’s handwriting.

Dimensions.

"Long. 34, diam. 15 mm."; figured specimen herein H 33.9, D 14.9, W 6.0.

Type material.

NHMUK 1907.11.21.34, lectotype; 1907.11.21.35-36, two paralectotypes (da Costa coll.).

Remarks.

da Costa indicated that he had several specimens at hand when describing this taxon. The lectotype chosen is closely matching the original measurements.

Current systematic position.

Bulimulidae , Drymaeus (Drymaeus) elsteri da Costa, 1901.

Figures

Figure 33. Drymaeus species. A-C Drymaeus (Drymaeus) incognitus da Costa, 1907, holotype NHMUK 1907.11.21.24 (H = 29.8) D-F Drymaeus (Drymaeus) exoticus (da Costa, 1901), lectotype NHMUK 1907.11.21.38 (H = 24.8) G-I Drymaeus (Drymaeus) elsteri da Costa, 1901, lectotype NHMUK 1907.11.21.34 (H = 33.9) J-L Drymaeus (Drymaeus) subventricosus da Costa, 1901, lectotype NHMUK 1907.11.21.37 (H = 30.1) M-O Drymaeus (Drymaeus) dacostae (Sowerby III, 1892), holotype NHMUK 1907.11.21.51 (H = 26.3). All enlarged.

Figure L 20. Labels. i Bulimus effeminatus Reeve 1848 ii Bulimus electrum Reeve, 1848 iii Drymaeus elsteri da Costa, 1901 iv Bulimus emaciatus Morelet, 1863 v Bulimus erectus Reeve, 1849 vi Bulimus erosus Broderip in Broderip and Sowerby I 1832.