Bulimus fulminans Nyst, 1843

Breure, Abraham S. H., 2011, Annotated type catalogue of the Orthalicoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Royal Belgian Institute of Sciences, Brussels, with descriptions of two new species, ZooKeys 101, pp. 1-50 : 15

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scientific name	Bulimus fulminans Nyst, 1843
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Treatment

Bulimus fulminans Nyst, 1843 Figs 6 A–C, 6i

Bulimus fulminans Nyst 1843: 261, pl. 7 fig. 1.

Type locality.

"la Colombie [sic, Venezuela], dans la province de Cumana [Edo. Sucre]".

Label.

"Venezula (sic) / Cumana", in Nyst’s handwriting.

Dimensions.

"60 millimètres de longeur sur 28 de largeur"; lectotype H 59.2, D 32.4, W 4.8.

Type material.

RBINS/MT2351, lectotype (design. n.), ex Nyst.

Remarks.

The specimen corresponds to the original measurements given by Nyst, whose label is dated 1874 and indicated “type”. As there is no evidence that the description of Nyst was based on one specimen, it is here designated lectotype.

Current systematic position.

Amphibulimidae , Plekocheilus (Plekocheilus) fulminans (Nyst, 1843).