Bulimulus apicepunctata Preston, 1914

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 : 17

Bulimulus apicepunctata Preston, 1914 Figs 23J-K , L5iv

Bulimulus apicepunctata Preston 1914: 523; Breure 1979: 117.

Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) apicepunctata ; Breure and Eskens 1981: 52.

Type locality.

"Santa Rita, E. Peru".

Label.

"Santa Rita, E. Peru".

Dimensions.

"Alt. 17.5, diam. maj. 9, diam. min. 7 mm"; figured specimen herein H 17.5, D 8.3, W 6.6.

Type material.

NHMUK 1915.1.6.23, holotype (ex Preston).

Remarks.

Preston did not state on how many specimens his description was based; the reference of Breure (1979) "HT 1915.1.6.23" has to be interpreted as lectotype designation under Art. 74.6 ICZN. This is the first time the type has been figured.

Current systematic position.

Bulimulidae , Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) apicepunctata (Preseton, 1914).

Figures

Figure 23. Drymaeus species. A Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) andicola (Pfeiffer, 1847), lectotype NHMUK 1975315 (H = 24.1) B Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) elongatus (Roeding, 1789), holotype of Bulimus apiculata J. E. Gray, 1834 NHMUK 1982297 (H = 20.2) C Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) ziegleri (Pfeiffer, 1847), syntype of Bulimus californicus Reeve, 1848 NHMUK 1975136 (H = 25.9) D Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) discrepans (Sowerby I, 1833), syntype NHMUK 1975181 (H = 20.7) E Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) emeus (Say, 1830), paralectotype of Otostomus emeus hypozonus Martens, 1893 NHMUK 1901.6.22.794 (H = 19.3) F Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) monilifer (Reeve, 1848), lectotype NHMUK 1975403 (H = 26.3) G-H Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) fidustus (Reeve, 1849), lectotype NHMUK 1975517 (H = 22.5) I Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) binominis (E. A. Smith, 1895), lectotype of Bulimulus (Drymaeus) binominis lascellianus E. A. Smith, 1895 NHMUK 1895.9.10.1 (H = 22.1) J-K Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) apicepunctata (Preston, 1914), holotype NHMUK 1915.1.6.23 (H = 17.5) L Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) moussoni (Pfeiffer, 1853), lectotype NHMUK 1975211 (H = 26.0) M Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) cactivorus (Broderip in Broderip and Sowerby I 1832), possible syntype of Bulinus nitidus Broderip in Broderip and Sowerby I 1832 NHMUK 1975551 (H = 28.8) N Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) sp., possible syntype of Bulimus sowerbyi Pfeiffer, 1847 [nomen inquirendum] NHMUK 20100566 (H = 21.7) O Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) sulcosus (Pfeiffer, 1841), possible syntype NHMUK 20110084 (H = 37.0). All enlarged.

Figure L 5. Labels. i Bulimus anthisanensis Pfeiffer, 1853 ii Bulimus antioquensis Pfeiffer, 1855 iii Bulimus apertus Pfeiffer in Dunker et al., 1855 iv Bulimulus apicepunctata Preston, 1914 v Bulimus apiculatus J. E. Gray, 1834 vi Helix apodemeta d'Orbigny, 1835.