Bulimus dillwynianus Pfeiffer, 1853

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Ablett, Jonathan D., 2011, Annotated type catalogue of the Amphibulimidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 138, pp. 1-52 : 14

Bulimus dillwynianus Pfeiffer, 1853 Figs 27G-I, 27iii

Bulimus dillwynianus Pfeiffer 1853: 258.

Plekocheilus (Eudolichotis) dillwynianus (Pfeiffer); Breure 1978: 24 (lectotype designation); Breure 1979: 33.

Type locality.

"Andibus Novae Granadae".

Label.

"Andes N. Granada", taxon label in Pfeiffer's handwriting. M.C. label type IV.

Dimensions.

"Long. 39, diam. 16 1/2 mill."; lectotype H 39.5, D 18.5, W 5.1.

Type material.

NHM 1975144, lectotype; 1975145, two paralectotypes (Cuming coll.).

Remarks.

The type series proves to be somewhat variable in colour pattern. Only the lectotype has a white line as a bordering 'shadow' to the brown ones.

Current systematic position.

Amphibulimidae , Plekocheilus (Eudolichotis) dillwynianus (Pfeiffer, 1853).

Figures

Figure 27. Plekocheilus (Eudolichotis) species A-C, ii Plekocheilus (Eurytus) aurissciuri Guppy, 1866, syntype NHM 1866.1.3.6 (H = 36.6) D-F, i Plekocheilus (Eurytus) otostomus (Pfeiffer, 1855), lectotype NHM 1975307 (H = 31.5) G-I, iii Plekocheilus (Eurytus) dillwynianus (Pfeiffer, 1853), lectotype NHM 1975144 (H = 39.5).