Bothriembryon rhodostomus hullianus Iredale, 1939

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Whisson, Corey S., 2012, Annotated type catalogue of Bothriembryon (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in Australian museums, with a compilation of types in other museums, ZooKeys 194, pp. 41-80 : 47

Bothriembryon rhodostomus hullianus Iredale, 1939 Fig. 6G

Bothriembryon rhodostomus hullianus Iredale 1939: 20, pl. 2 fig. 4; Wells 1977: 54; B.J. Smith 1992: 106.

Type locality.

[Western Australia, Recherche Archipelago] "Gunton Island".

Label.

"Gunton I / Recherche Arch’o / WA".

Dimensions.

"35 mm. in length by 18 mm. in breadth"; figured specimen H 31.7, D 18.3, W 6.0.

Type material.

AM C100718, syntype; WAM S15116, four syntypes, A.F. Basset Hull leg., 1921.

Remarks.

The AM specimen is labelled “holotype” (not in Iredale’s but in McMichael’s hand), but does not confirm with the original measurements; moreover, Iredale (1939) states he had more specimens ( “shells”). Therefore we consider it a syntype. The possible subspecific status of this taxon needs further confirmation.

Current systematic position.

Bothriembryontidae, Bothriembryon rhodostomus (Gray, 1834).

Figures

Figure 6. A Bothriembryon balteolus Iredale, 1939, lectotype, WAM S 15154 (H = 21.5) B B. esperantia Iredale, 1939, syntype, AM C 48681 (H = 23.9) C-G B. rhodostomus (Gray, 1834) C Lectotype of B. inflatus maculiferus Pilsbry, 1900, ANSP 8450 (H = 28.3) Photo: A. Lawless D Syntype of B. rhodostomus wrightianus Iredale, 1939, AM C 100717 (H = 29.4) E Syntype of B. rhodostomus grantianus Iredale, 1939, AM C 100721 (H = 36.5) F Syntype of B. rhodostomus perspectus Iredale, 1939, AM C 100719 (H = 34.5) G Syntype of B. rhodostomus hullianus Iredale, 1939, AM C 100718 (H = 31.7) H Lectotype of B. martensi Kobelt, 1901, ZMB 101818 a (H = 44.5).