Fusus proboscidiferus Lamarck, 1822

Finet, Yves & Snyder, Martin Avery, 2012, Illustrations and taxonomic placement of the Recent Fusus and Fasciolaria in the Lamarck collection of the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Zootaxa 3507 (1), pp. 1-37 : 9

Fusus proboscidiferus Lamarck, 1822

( Figure 19A )

1822 Fusus proboscidiferus Lamarck : 126, sp. no. 14

1832 Fusus proboscidiferus (Lamarck) Deshayes : 148

1840a Kiener: pl. 17, 17 bis

Type locality: not stated.

Material in MHNG, Lamarck collection: holotype MHNG INVE 51719 (ex MHNG 1098/21 ) (figured herein, Fig. 19A ), 102.7 mm . The specimen figured in Kiener (10 pouces, or 27 cm) is much larger than the stated size of Lamarck’s specimen (3 pouces 11 lignes = 103 mm). No locality is given on the label.

Remarks: According to Rosalie de Lamarck, her father’s collection contained a single specimen.

Current taxonomic position and synonymy: Syrinx aruanus ( Röding, 1798) ; placed in synonymy with Syrinx aruanus [ Turbinellidae ] by Mørch (1852): 101. Locality is Australia.

Figures

FIGURE 19A. Holotype of Fusus proboscidiferus, MHNG INVE 51719. B. Holotype of Fusus sulcatus, MHNG INVE 51713.