Bulimus (Otostomus) rubrovariegatus Higgins, 1868

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Ablett, Jonathan D., 2014, Annotated type catalogue of the Bulimulidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 392, pp. 1-367 : 143

Bulimus (Otostomus) rubrovariegatus Higgins, 1868 Figs 54F , L67i

Bulimus (Otostomus) rubrovariegatus Higgins 1868: 178, pl. 12 figs 2-2a.

Type locality.

"Huamachuco, Peru".

Label.

”Peru”.

Dimensions.

"Long. 37, diam. 13 mill.". Figured specimen H 32.8, D 12.1, W 7.5.

Type material.

NHMUK 1868.4.3.1, three possible syntypes, ex R.F. Geale.

Remarks.

Higgins described this taxon from "several specimens" which were found (in part?) by Mr. Farris. The lot found was received from the shell dealer R.F. Geale; further data are missing. As the shells were registered at the same time of Higgins’ publication, it is possible that they were part of the original series; they are treated herein as possible syntypes. The current systematic position is according to Richardson (1995).

Current systematic position.

Bulimulidae , Drymaeus (Drymaeus) rubrovariegatus Higgins, 1868.

Figures

Figure 54. Drymaeus species. A-B Drymaeus (Drymaeus) expansus perenensis da Costa, 1901, lectotype NHMUK 1907.11.21.39 (H = 45.8) C-D Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) ghiesbreghti iodostylus (Pfeiffer, 1861), syntype NHMUK 1975568 (H = 32.2) E Drymaeus (Drymaeus) trujillensis (Philippi, 1867), possible syntype of Bulimus (Otostomus) lamas Higgins, 1868 NHMUK 1868.4.3.3 (H = 29.2) F Drymaeus (Drymaeus) rubrovariegatus (Higgins, 1868), possible syntype NHMUK 1868.4.3.1 (H = 32.8) G Drymaeus (Drymaeus) pergracilis (Rolle, 1904), lectotype NHMUK 1922.2.3.33 (H = 33.2) H Drymaeus (Drymaeus) ponsonbyi da Costa, 1907, holotype NHMUK 1907.11.21.27 (H = 33.5) I Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) moritinctus (Martens, 1893), lectotype NHMUK 1901.6.22.841 (H = 25.2) J-K Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) recluzianus (Pfeiffer, 1847), lectotype of Bulimulus (Drymaeus) nubilus Preston, 1903 NHMUK 1903.5.4.1 (H = 22.3) L-M Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) oreades (d'Orbigny, 1835) L sculpture on ultimate whorl M lectotype NHMUK 1854.121.4.161 (H = 31.6). All enlarged.

Figure L 67. Labels. i Bulimus (Otostomus) rubrovariegatus Higgins, 1868 ii Bulimus coriaceus Pfeiffer, 1857 iii Bulimus sculpturatus Pfeiffer, 1846 iv Bulinus rugulosus Sowerby I 1833.