Bulimus acromela s Morelet, 1863

Breure, Abraham S. H., 2016, Annotated type catalogue of the Orthalicoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) in the Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Geneva, Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (1), pp. 57-103 : 61-62

Bulimus acromela s Morelet, 1863

Fig. 92

Bulimus acromelas Morelet, 1863: 202 , pl. 11 fig. 1.

Bulimulus (Peronaeus) acromelas . – Pilsbry, 1896 [1895- 1896]: 144, pl. 45 fig. 31.

Type locality: [ Peru] “dans la vallée d’Ayacucho et de l’Urubamba ” .

Label: “Urubamba” [60378], “Chupan” [60374].

Dimensions: “Longit. 17; diam. 5 mill.”. Figured specimen H 19.8, D 5.04, W 10.7.

Type material: MHNG-INVE-60378, three syntypes; 60374, one syntype (Angrand coll.).

Remarks: Morelet did not state on how many specimens his description was based. One of the specimens from lot 60378 seems to fit his original figure.

Current systematic position: Bulimulidae , Bostryx acromelas ( Morelet, 1863).

Figures

Figs 84-96. Bulimulidae. (84-85) Protoglyptus heterogrammus (S. Moricand, 1836), syntype, MHNG-INVE-64598 (H = 12.5), scale 0.5 mm. (86-87) Protoglyptus longisetus (S. Moricand, 1846), syntype, MHNG-INVE-64605 (H = 6.91), scale 0.5 mm. (88) Auris melastoma (Swainson, 1820), syntype of Helix (Cochlogena) rhodospira chrysostoma S. Moricand, 1836, MHNG-INVE-60161 (H = 56.4). (89) Auris illheocolus (S. Moricand, 1836), syntype, MHNG-INVE-60171 (H = 66.7). (90) Auris egregia (Jay, 1836), syntype of Helix (Cochlogena) maximiliana minor S. Moricand, 1836, MHNG- INVE-60152 (H = 38.2). (91) Bostryx cuspidatus (Morelet, 1863), syntype, MHNG-INVE-60377 (H = 30.2). (92) Bostryx acromelas (Morelet, 1863), syntype, MHNG-INVE-60378 (H = 19.8). (93) Bostryx spiculatus spiculatus (Morelet, 1860), paralectotype, MHNG-INVE-60411 (H = 23.3). (94) Bostryx veruculum (Morelet, 1860), syntype, MHNG-INVE-60384 (H = 25.2). (95-96) Bostryx virgultorum (Morelet, 1863), paralectotype respectively lectotype, MHNG-INVE-60341 (H = 30.5). ►