Bothriembryon balteolus 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 : 43

Bothriembryon balteolus Iredale, 1939 Fig. 6A

Bothriembryon balteolus Iredale 1939: 21, pl. 2 fig. 9; Wells 1977: 52; B.J. Smith 1992: 101.

Type locality.

[Western Australia] "Esperance Mallee Belt district, 50 miles south of Norseman, Madura, Salmon Gums".

Label.

"Mallee belt / Esperance / WA".

Dimensions.

"length 21 mm, breadth 15 mm"; lectotype H 21.5, D 13.6, W 5.0.

Type material.

WAM S15154, lectotype; AM C100716, paralectotype; AM C127557, three paralectotypes; AM C127558, two paralectotypes; WAM S15151, nine paralectotypes; WAM S15152, two paralectotypes; WAM S15153, two paralectotypes.

Remarks.

Wells (1977: 52) designated specimen WAM 9876 (now WAM S15154) as lectotype. Iredale’s description was based on "Many shells...".

Current systematic position.

Bothriembryontidae, Bothriembryon balteolus Iredale, 1939.

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).