Bothriembryon decresensis Cotton, 1940

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 : 44

Bothriembryon decresensis Cotton, 1940 Fig. 5B

Bothriembryon decresensis Cotton 1940: 40; B.J. Smith 1992: 105.

Type locality.

[South Australia] "Cape Cassini, Kangaroo Island".

Label.

"Cape Cassini / K.I."

Dimensions.

"height 16 mm., width 10 mm"; holotype H 15.5, D 10.37, W 4.7.

Type material.

SAMA D13773, holotype; SAMA D15588, 26 paratypes.

Remarks.

We tentatively follow the opinion of B.J. Smith (1992) that this taxon is synonymous with Bothriembryon mastersi (Cox, 1867). However, a more detailed study should corroborate this view.

Current systematic position.

Bothriembryontidae, Bothriembryon mastersi (Cox, 1867).

Figures

Figure 5. A-B Bothriembryon mastersi (Cox, 1867) A Possible syntype, SAMA D 11341 (H = 17.4) B Holotype of B. decresensis Cotton, 1940, SAMA D 13773 (H = 15.5) Photo: R. Hamilton-Bruce C-E B. costulatus (Lamarck, 1822) C Syntype of Bulimus inflatus Lamarck, 1822, MHNG INV 51162 (H = 26.0) Photo: Y. Finet D Holotype of B. onslowi hartogensis Kobelt, 1901, SMF 25909 / 1 a (H = 12.9) Photo: E. Neubert E S yntype of B. onslowi minor Pilsbry, 1900, ANSP 78504 (H = 14.4) Photo: A. Lawless F B. bradshawi Iredale, 1939, syntype, AM C 100749 (H = 19.0) G B. sedgwicki Iredale, 1939, syntype, AM C 100831 (H = 15.9) H B. onslowi (Cox, 1864), syntype, AM C 84882 (H = 21.7) I B. praecelsus Iredale, 1939, holotype, WAM S 14468 (H = 27.1).