Ampullaria columbiensis, Reeve, 1856

Cowie, Robert H. & Héros, Virginie, 2012, Annotated catalogue of the types of Ampullariidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, with lectotype designations, Zoosystema 34 (4), pp. 793-824 : 801

columbiensis Reeve, 1856 , Ampullaria

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Ampullaria columbiensis Reeve, 1856 : pl. 5, fig. 25.

CURRENT TAXONOMIC STATUS. — Pomacea (Pomacea) . Synonym of Ampullaria flagellata Say, 1829 ( Cowie & Thiengo 2003: 60).

TYPE SPECIMENS. — Syntypes MNHN 4480 (3 spms).

TYPE LOCALITY. — “Chiriqui, Veragua” [ Colombia].

REMARKS

The name was attributed to “Sowerby, MS”. However, it is not clear that Sowerby alone was responsible for both the name and the nomenclatural act satisfying the criteria of availability (ICZN 1999b: art. 50.1.1), so authorship is Reeve alone. None of these shells matches Reeve’s illustration, which is clearly an illustration of one of the two shells in the NHMUK type collection. Therefore, we do not designate any of the MNHN shells as the lectotype. These specimens are from Férussac’s collection but were originally from the Cuming collection, on which Reeve’s description was based.

Figures

FIG. 2. — A, Ampullaria castelnaudi Hupé, 1857, lectotype MNHN 23076, 103.9 mm; B, Ampullaria celebensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834, lectotype MNHN 23077, 70.5 mm; C, Ampullaria chariensis Germain, 1905, lectotype MNHN 4478, 38.7 mm; D, Ampullaria columbiensis Reeve,1856,syntype MNHN 4480, 36.8 mm;E, Ampullaria cousini Jousseaume,1887,lectotype MNHN 4483, 43.0 mm; F, Ampullaria decocta Mabille, 1887, lectotype MNHN 23078, 29.7 mm; G, Ampullaria decussata Moricand, 1836, possible syntype MNHN 23079, 28.0 mm.