Stomacosmethis kuekenthali (P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899) Fig. 44

Alycaeus kuekenthali P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899: 62-63, pl. 4, figs 47, 47a, pl. 5, figs 67a, 68, pl. 8, fig. 92.

Alycaeus (Chamalycaeus) kuekenthali - Kobelt 1902: 357-358.

Type locality.

"Kalkgrotten von Barabatuwa, nördlich von Maros, Süd-Celebes” .

Material examined.

Selatan Barabatuwa, Insel Sulawesi (=Celebes), in lime cave (Kalkgrotten), leg. Sarasin, Fritz + Paul, 1893-1896, NMB 02266a (lectotype, designated herein, photographs examined); S. Celebes, E.R. Sykes coll. 1954, Acc. 1825, NHMUK (1 shell, agrees with the original description and figure).

Remarks.

Protoconch matte; R1 with irregular, low wrinkles and extremely fine spiral striation on the first 1-1.5 whorls; R2 very short, with alternating lighter/slimmer, and darker/thicker stripes, the lighter stripes slightly elevated from the surface; operculum with a very strongly elevated, expanded, trumpet-like structure.

Lothar Forcart selected a specimen (NMB 02266a) and labelled it as lectotype, but never published this action (Ambros Hänggi, pers. comm. 2020 June). Thus, here we designate the specimen selected by him as the lectotype.