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
d6b2bbe3-8eb3-4b57-8922-fdbf8d712d34
0035-418
46290
Helix
(
Succinea
)
rufovirens
S.
Moricand, 1846
Figs 12-14
Helix
(
Succinea
)
rufovirens
S.
Moricand, 1846: 147
, pl. 5 fig. 4. –
Breure, 1979: 134
. –
Neubert & Janssen, 2004: 227
, pl. 17 fig. 209.
Type
locality:
[
Brazil
] “le Brésil, dans la province de
Bahia
”.
Label:
“
Bahia
”, in Moricand’s handwriting.
Dimensions:
Not given. Figured specimen H 11.8, D 14.2,
W 3.3
.
Type material:
MHNG-INVE-64632
, 50+
syntypes
;
78493, 13
syntypes
(ex
Blanchet, Moricand
coll.).
Remarks:
Moricand did not state on how many specimens his description was based. Although he did not provide precise dimensions, he stated in the comparison with other species (S.
Moricand, 1846: 148
) “
S. rufovirens
(…) à quatre tours et par sa hauteur égale à sa largeur”. The
type
material covers the whole range from juvenile to adult. The current systematic position follows
Simone (2006)
.
Current systematic position:
Simpulopsidae
,
Simpulopsis
(
Simpulopsis
)
rufovirens
(S.
Moricand, 1846
)
.