Bulimus clarus Pfeiffer, 1857

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 : 37

Bulimus clarus Pfeiffer, 1857 Figs 73I-J , L13ii

Bulimus clarus Pfeiffer 1857c: 330.

Type locality.

"Meobamba, Peru (Mr. Gueinzius)".

Label.

”Ecuador” [see remarks]; taxon label in Pfeiffer’s handwriting. M.C. label style I.

Dimensions.

"Long. 16, diam. 7 2/3 mill.". See remarks.

Type material.

NHMUK 1975487, two possible syntypes [see remarks] (Cuming coll.).

Remarks.

The type material consists of a mixed lot, one specimen belonging to Naesiotus sensu Breure 1979 (H 15.9, D 8.2, W 7.0), the other to Drymaeus (H 15.8, D 7.6, W 5.4). The latter corresponds more closely to the original measurements, but is subadult. However, as the locality differs from the type locality, and the collector is not mentioned on the label, there remains doubt whether this is the original lot. The taxon is now considered a nomen inquirendum.

Current systematic position.

Bulimulidae .

Figures

Figure 73. A-E Rabdotus dealbatus (Say, 1821). A-C paratype of Bulimulus ragsdalei Pilsbry 1890 NHMUK 1898.2.1.9 (H = 18.3) D-E lectotype of Bulimus liquabilis Reeve 1848 NHMUK 1975422 (H = 21.3) F-H Naesiotus durangoanus (Martens, 1893), holotype NHMUK 1901.6.22.871 (H = 15.0) I-J Naesiotus sp., possible syntype of Bulimus clarus Pfeiffer, 1857 [nomen inquirendum] NHMUK 1975487 (H = 15.9) K-L Naesiotus pazianus (d'Orbigny, 1835), paralectotype NHMUK 1854.12.4.196 (H = 24.3). All enlarged.

Figure L 13. Labels. i Bulimus citronellus Angas, 1879 ii Bulimus clarus Pfeiffer, 1857 iii Bulimus clathratus Pfeiffer, 1858 iv Bulimus coagulatus Reeve, 1849 v Bulimus coarctatus Pfeiffer, 1845 vi Bulimulus compactus Fulton, 1902.