Bulimus virgultorum Morelet, 1863

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 : 172

Bulimus virgultorum Morelet, 1863 Figs 10E , L65ii

Bulimus virgultorum Morelet 1863: 194, pl. 10 fig. 1; Breure 1979: 59.

Bulimulus (Lissoacme) virgultorum ; Pilsbry 1896 [1895-1896]: 168, pl. 10 fig. 1.

Bostryx virgultorum ; Breure 1978: 139 (lectotype designation).

Type locality.

"les vallées chaudes du versant oriental de la Cordillère, notammant celle de Santa-Anna".

Label.

”Pérou”, in Morelet’s handwriting.

Dimensions.

"Long. 31; diam. 14 mill."; figured specimen herein H 27.8, D 16.0, W 6+.

Type material.

NHMUK 1893.2.4.179-181, three paralectotypes; 1893.2.4.213-218, six paralectotypes (Morelet coll.).

Remarks.

The classification of Richardson (1995: 237) as Naesiotus virgulatorus [sic] is erroneous; this taxon belongs to Bostryx s. l. .; see also Breure 2012b.

Current systematic position.

Bulimulidae , Bostryx virgultorum (Morelet, 1863).

Figures

Figure 10. Bostryx species. A-B Bostryx voithianus (Pfeiffer, 1847), lectotype NHMUK 20100565.1 (H = 19.1) B sculpture on dorsal side of (pen) ultimate whorl C Bostryx simpliculus (Pfeiffer, 1855), lectotype NHMUK 1975340 (H = 18.9) D Bostryx turritus (Broderip in Broderip and Sowerby I 1832), possible syntype NHMUK 20100616 (H = 25.3) E Bostryx virgultorum (Morelet, 1863), paralectotype NHMUK 1893.2.4.179 (H = 27.8) F Bostryx woodwardi (Pfeiffer, 1857), lectotype NHMUK 1975334 (H = 31.0) G Bostryx andoicus (Morelet, 1863), lectotype NHMUK 1893.2.4.171 (H = 29.5) H Bostryx derelictus (Broderip in Broderip and Sowerby I 1832), probable syntype NHMUK 20100609 (H = 30.3). All enlarged.

Figure L 65. Labels. i Bulimus virginalis Pfeiffer, 1856 ii Bulimus virgultorum Morelet, 1863 iii Drymaeus wintlei Finch, 1929 iv Bulimulus (Naesiotus) wolfi Reibisch, 1892 v Bulimus voithianus Pfeiffer, 1847.