Illustrated type catalogue of Amphidromus Albers, 1850 in the Natural History Museum, London, and descriptions of two new species
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Sutcharit, Chirasak
Author
Ablett, Jonathan
Author
Tongkerd, Piyoros
Author
Naggs, Fred
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Panha, Somsak
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ZooKeys
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.492.8641
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.492.8641
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Taxon classification Animalia Stylommatophora Camaenidae
Amphidromus maculiferus gracilior Fulton, 1896
Bulimus maculiferus
var.
β
. Pfeiffer, 1853: 319.
Kuester
and Pfeiffer 1854
: pl. 40, fig. 9.
Amphidromus maculiferus var. gracilior
Pfeiffer,
Fulton 1896a
: 74, 75.
Type locality.
Mindanao Island [Philippines].
Type material.
Possible syntype NHMUK 1842.5.10.60 (1S, Fig. 8I; H=56.3 mm, W=28.8 mm).
Remarks.
Fulton (1896a
: 74, 75) attributed the authorship of this species to L. Pfeiffer. However,
"Gracilior"
in
Pfeiffer (1853
: 319) is only the first word of the description which is not a valid name (
ICZN 1999
: Art. 11.9). Therefore,
Fulton (1896a
: 74) is the sole author of this species.
The specimens that Pfeiffer used as the basis for "
Bulimus maculiferus
var.
β."
, were examined and used by Fulton, and are acknowledged as the type series (
ICZN 1999
: Art 72.4). A single specimen in the NHM from H.
Cuming'
s collection with
Fulton's
handwritten labels bearing the taxon name and the locality "Mindanao, Philippines" is considered to be a possible syntype. This specimen corresponds closely with the figure in
Kuester
and Pfeiffer (1854
: pl. 40, fig. 9). However, the specimen is much smaller in size than the specimens quoted in
Pfeiffer (1853
: 319). Therefore, we treat the NHM specimen as a possible syntype.