Sternothaerus leachianus Bell, 1825: p. 306
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Sternothaerus leachianus Bell, 1825: p. 306 |
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Sternothaerus leachianus Bell, 1825: p. 306 , plate XV
Current name: Pelusios castaneus (Schweigger, 1812)
Holotype: OUM 8618 View Materials ( Bell Collection , Catalogue of Testudinata No. 56b; shell, SCL 8.6 cm).
Remarks: OUM 8618 is the shell figured in the original description of Stenothaerus leachianus ; however, the plastral forelobe, still attached to the specimen when the figure was prepared, is lost. The original description does not indicate how many specimens were studied. Today, two Pelusios castaneus are present in the Bell Collection (OUM 1082, whole, stuffed specimen; OUM 8618, shell) that both could be syntypes. However, in contrast to other species Bell (1825b) does not mention any soft-part structures for Stenothaerus leachianus . We conclude that only the shell was present at the time of the species description and, therefore, it should be regarded as holotype of Stenothaerus leachianus .
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