Bothriembryon serpentinus 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 : 52-53

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.194.2721
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scientific name	Bothriembryon serpentinus Iredale, 1939
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Treatment

Bothriembryon serpentinus Iredale, 1939 Fig. 4G View Figure 4

Bothriembryon serpentinus Iredale 1939: 22, pl. 2 fig. 10; Wells 1977: 55; B.J. Smith 1992: 104.

Type locality.

[Western Australia] "Serpentine Falls, Darling Range".

Label.

"Serpentine Falls / WA".

Dimensions.

"28 mm. in length and 16 mm. in breadth"; figured specimen H 27.5, D 15.4, W 5.2.

Type material.

AM C100724, syntype; AM C127679, six syntypes; WAM S15107, 50 syntypes, Glauert leg., 1.vi.1927.

Remarks.

The original description was based on "A large series of shells". Smith (1992) mentioned 60 paratypes in the WAM collection. He synonimized this taxon with Bothriembryon indutus (Menke, 1843). We consider Bothriembryon serpentinus a distinct taxon, but this needs confirmation by anatomical and molecular research.

Current systematic position.

Bothriembryontidae, Bothriembryon serpentinus Iredale, 1939.