Bothriembryon inflatus conispira Pilsbry, 1900

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 : 54-55

Bothriembryon inflatus conispira Pilsbry, 1900 Fig. 4D

Bothriembryon inflatus conispira Pilsbry 1900: 6, pl. 10 figs 15-17.

Type material.

ANSP 8453, lectotype.

Remarks.

This taxon was considered a synonym of Bothriembryon bulla (Menke, 1843) by B.J. Smith (1992: 102); it was grouped by Richardson (1995) with Bothriembryon melo (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832). We here tentatively follow the latter opinion; however, further study is needed to clarify the status of this taxon.

Current systematic position.

Bothriembryontidae, Bothriembryon melo (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832).

Figures

Figure 4. A-D Bothriembryon melo (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832) A Lectotype, MNHN 24644 (H = 24.7) B Paralectotype, Helix melo castanea Quoy and Gaimard, 1832, MNHN 24645 (H = 20.6) Photos: P. Maestrati C Syntype of Bothriembryon inflatus castaneus Pilsbry 1900, AM C 87458 (H = 23.1) Photo: A. Miller D Lectotype of B. inflatus conispira Pilsbry, 1900, ANSP 8453 (H = 25.2) Photo: A. Lawless E B. bulla (Menke, 1843), holotype of Bulimus baconi Benson, 1854, UMZC 2397 (H = 23.6) Photo: R. Preece F B. kendricki Hill, Johnson & Merrifield, 1983, holotype, WAM S 14552 (H = 16.2) G B. serpentinus Iredale, 1939, syntype, AM C 100724 (H = 27.5).