Bulimus inflatus Lamarck, 1822

Fig. 30

Bulimus inflatus Lamarck, 1822: 122 (not Olivier, 1801). – Delessert, 1841: pl. 28 figs 1a-b. – Chenu, 1850 [1842- 1854]: pl. 9 figs 1a-b. – Mermod, 1951: 728, fig. 78. – Kendrick & Wilson, 1975: 307, pl. 3 figs 4a-b. – Breure & Whisson, 2012: 66, fig. 5C.

Helix costulatus ‘Férussac’ Lamarck, 1822: 122 (in synonymy).

Type locality: [Australia] “la Nouvelle-Hollande”.

Label: “?”, taxon label in Lamarck’s handwriting.

Dimensions: “Longueur, près d’un pouce [H ~ 27 mm]”; figured specimen herein H 26.0, D 15.6, W 5.4.

Type material: MHNG-INVE-51162 five syntypes (Lamarck coll.).

Remarks: Lamarck did not state on how many specimens his description was based. Kendrick & Wilson (1975) discussed at length the status of these two taxa and the confusion arisen in previous literature with Bothriembryon onslowi (Cox, 1864) . They convincingly showed that both Bulimus inflatus and Helix costulatus share the same type material, and the latter name is applicable for this taxon.

Current systematic position: Bothriembryontidae, Bothriembryon costulatus (Lamarck, 1822) .