Petalochlamys hypograpta Godwin-Austen, 1907

Hwang, Chung-Chi, 2014, Annotated type catalogue of land snails collected from Taiwan (Formosa) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 428, pp. 1-28 : 11-12

Taxon classification Animalia Stylommatophora Ariophantidae

Syn. Petalochlamys hypograpta Godwin-Austen, 1907 Figure 2E

Macrochlamys (Petalochlamys) formosana var. hypograpta Godwin-Austen, 1907: 206, 212-214, pl. 115 figs. 2, 2b, pl. 116 figs. 5, 5b. (Apr. 1907).

Type locality.

South Formosa [southern Taiwan] (Hirase)

Material examined.

Holotype. Southern Formosa, from collection of Hirase (NHMUK 1903.7.1.1713), designated by monotypy, 11.0 × 6.3 mm, whorls 5.5. (Figure 2E).

Remarks.

This name was first recommended by Pilsbry for specimens from Hirase’s collection (Hirase 1908). However, Godwin-Austen (1907) received a specimen from Hirase, reported on its reproductive system and assigned it as the type species of the genus Petalochlamys . Hirase (1908: 16, published on 20 Jan. 1908) described his own specimens as a new variety of the same name in Japanese, on the basis of specimens collected from Hotawa; however, he also cited Godwin-Austen’s study in a Japanese translation. Therefore, Godwin-Austen’s 1907 publication unintentionally took precedence over Hirase’s work, thereby claiming the authorship of this name. Being the type species of the genus, the name was thus elevated to the rank of species ( ICZN 1999: Art. 61.4).