Bothriembryon rhodostomus wrightianus 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 : 53

Bothriembryon rhodostomus wrightianus Iredale, 1939 Fig. 6D

Bothriembryon rhodostomus wrightianus Iredale 1939: 21, pl. 2 fig. 6; Wells 1977: 54; B.J. Smith 1992: 107.

Type locality.

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

Label.

"Rabbit I. / Recherche Arch’o / WA".

Dimensions.

"length 36 mm. by breadth 21.5 mm."; figured specimen H 29.4, D 16.6, W 4+ (see Remarks).

Type material.

AM C100717, syntype; AM C48677, 19 syntypes; MV F26933, four syntypes; WAM S15110, five syntypes, A.F. Basset Hull leg., 1921.

Remarks.

The top of the specimen figured by Iredale (1939) is damaged; it may be noted that the measurements deviate from the published ones and the description was based on "a fine series". 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).