Helix brasiliensis, , S. Moricand, 1838: 144, 1821

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Tardy, Emmanuel, 2016, From the shadows of the past: Moricand senior and junior, two 19 th century naturalists from Geneva, with their newly described taxa and molluscan types, Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (1), pp. 113-138 : 120

brasiliensis, Melanopsis, S. Moricand, 1838: 144 , pl. 3 figs 12-13.

Type locality: [ Brazil, Bahia ] Villa de Barra [Blanchet]. Syntypes: MHNG-INVE-91238 (2 + subadults) ( Pleuroceridae ) [ Fig. 11 ].

– Remarks. Some specimens, presumably from the original series, were apparently sent to J.C. Anthony, and are now in the MCZ collection (MCZ 74780). NMB 1171a (5) and NMB 1171b (5) are additional syntypes.

Figures

Figs 7-13. Thiaridae andPleuroceridae.(7-9)Thiaridae.(7-9) Aylacostoma crenocarina (S.Moricand, 1841), (7) syntype of Melanopsis crenocarina melanostoma S. Moricand, 1841, MHNG-INVE-91242 (H = 38.8), (8) syntype of Melanopsis crenocarina bilineata S. Moricand, 1841, MHNG-INVE-91240 (H = 36.2), (9) syntype of Melanopsis crenocarina leucostoma S. Moricand, 1841, MHNG-INVE-91241 (H = 42.9). (10-13) Pleuroceridae. (10) Doryssa ventricosa (J. Moricand, 1856), syntype, MHNG-INVE-91243 (H = 37.6). (11) Doryssa brasiliensis (S. Moricand, 1838), syntype, MHNG-INVE-91238 (H = 41.1). (12) Doryssa macapa (J. Moricand, 1856), syntype, MHNG-INVE-91239 (H = 37.1). (13) Doryssa cingulata (J. Moricand, 1860), syntype, MHNG-INVE-91245 (H = 33.5). ►