Plekocheilus (Eurytus) argenteus ( Jousseaume, 1900 )

Borrero, Francisco J. & Breure, Abraham S. H., 2011, The Amphibulimidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Orthalicoidea) from Colombia and adjacent areas, Zootaxa 3054, pp. 1-59 : 30

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scientific name

Plekocheilus (Eurytus) argenteus ( Jousseaume, 1900 )
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Plekocheilus (Eurytus) argenteus ( Jousseaume, 1900)

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Euritus argenteus Jousseaume 1900: 41 , pl. 1 figs 20–21. Type locality: Venezuela, Mérida, 4000 m. Type material: not located. Plekocheilus argenteus (Jousseaume) ; Richardson 1995: 302 (references).

Material. Venezuela, Mérida: USNM 532637 (ex Fulton), UMMZ 147698 (ex Fulton); Páramo de Mucuchíes or Sierra de Mérida, above 10000 ft [~ 3000 m], E.P. de Bellard leg./1923: USNM 360616; Venezuela: RMNH (ex H. Fruhstorfer).

Remarks. This taxon was classified as P. (Aeropictus) by Breure (1979), probably due to a comparison with P. veranyi by Pilsbry (1902). The type material has not been located, but the material examined by us fits the description, except that the lip is not roseate. The similarity between this and the previous species is striking and, although we refrain from synonymizing them now due to the paucity of material available, they may prove to be very closely allied if not identical.

Breure, A. S. H. (1979) Systematics, phylogeny and zoogeography of Bulimulinae (Mollusca). Zoologische Verhandelingen, 168, 1 - 215.

Jousseaume, F. (1900) Mollusques terrestres: Clausilia, Rhodea et Bulimus Sud-Americanae. Bulletin de la Societe philomathique de Paris (9) 2, 5 - 44, pl. 1.

Richardson, C. L. (1995) Bulimulidae: catalog of species. Tryonia, 28, 1 - 458.

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FIGURE 10. Plekocheilus (Eurytus). A – C. P. (E.) episcopalis episcopalis (Pfeiffer, 1855), lectotype BMNH 1953.11. 30.1 (H 53.5 mm), photo P. Crabb. D – G. P. (E.) e. corticosus (Sowerby, 1895). D – F. Lectotype BMNH 1907.11. 21.110 (H 54 mm), photo P. Crabb. G. Ibidem, holotype of apolinari Pilsbry, 1935, ANSP 164566 (H 55.8 mm). H – K. P. (E.) e. auriformis (Da Costa, 1904). H – J. Holotype BMNH 1907.11. 21.112 (H 68.0 mm), photo P. Crabb. K. ANSP 174434 (H 71.0 mm). L – N. P. (E.) subglandiformis (Mousson, 1873), lectotype ZMUZ 511633 (H 40 mm). O – Q. P. (E.) plectostylus (Pfeiffer, 1848). O – P. ANSP 362089 (H 49.4 mm). Q. UVZ 83018 (H 54 mm). R – S. P. (E.) piperatoides Pilsbry, 1901, lectotype ANSP 263536 (H 29.1 mm). T – U. P. (E.) argenteus (Jousseaume, 1900), USNM 532637 (H 29 mm). V – W. P. (E.) dalmasi (Dautzenberg, 1900), lectotype RBINS / MT 668 (H 25 mm), photo R. Sablon.

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

UMMZ

University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology

RMNH

National Museum of Natural History, Naturalis

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Stylommatophora

Family

Orthalicidae

Genus

Plekocheilus

SubGenus

Plekocheilus