Annotated type catalogue of the Orthalicoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) in the Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Geneva
Author
Breure, Abraham S. H.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P. O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands. & Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. E-mail: ashbreure @ gmail. com
ashbreure@gmail.com
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Revue suisse de Zoologie
2016
2016-03-31
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journal article
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10.5281/zenodo.46290
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0035-418
46290
Helix
(
Helicigona
)
pileiformis
S.
Moricand, 1836
Figs 40-41
Helix
(
Helicigona
)
pileiformis
S.
Moricand, 1836: 420
, pl. 2 fig. 2.
Type
locality:
[
Brazil
,
Bahia
] “
Illheos
”.
Label:
“Illheos”, in Moricand’s handwriting.
Dimensions:
Not given; figured specimen herein H 19.5, D 12.8,
W 7.1
.
Type material:
MHNG-INVE-64567
, four
syntypes
(ex
Blanchet, Moricand
coll.).
Remarks:
Moricand wrote: “Cette espèce, que je crois fort rare, puisque je n’en ai reçu qu’un seul individu”, suggesting that the original series was only one shell; Moricand did not mention the dimensions of his specimen. The present
four specimens
are accompanied by a label that confirms the material originating from Blanchet and locality Illheos. Therefore it is likely that either the original specimen was mixed with
three specimens
later received from Blanchet, or the
holotype
was lost and all specimens were subsequently sent by Blanchet. As this cannot be determined ex post, and the source and locality of the material are not disputed herein, these specimens are now considered as
syntypes
. The current systematic position follows
Simone (2006)
.
Current systematic position:
Bulimulidae
,
Pseudoxychona pileiformis
(S.
Moricand, 1834
)
.