Bulimus virginalis Morelet, 1860

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 : 85

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.46290
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5745141
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scientific name	Bulimus virginalis Morelet, 1860
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Bulimus virginalis Morelet, 1860 View in CoL

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Bulimus virginalis Morelet, 1860: 372 View in CoL .

Type locality: [ Peru] “[intimâ Peruvii regione]”; see remarks.

Label: “ Tacna ”.

Dimensions: “Longit. 28; diam. 14 mill.”. Figured specimen H 27.3, D 15.5, W 5+.

Type material: MHNG-INVE-60272 , holotype (Angrand coll.).

Remarks: Morelet (1860) did not mention on how many specimens his description was based. This taxon has been synonymized with Bostryx hennahi (J.E. Gray, 1828) by Morelet (1863), who stated “[u]n seul individu de cette espèce a été rencontré sur la côte sablonneuse de Tacna ”. The specimen found is thus the holotype. It should be noted that this material is from the same locality as Helix cactorum d’Orbigny, 1835 ; see remarks under that taxon.

Current systematic position: Bulimulidae , Bostryx hennahi (J.E. Gray, 1828) ?