Helix (Cochlicella) subuliformis, S. Moricand, 1836

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Tardy, Emmanuel, 2016, From the shadows of the past: Moricand senior and junior, two 19 th century naturalists from Geneva, with their newly described taxa and molluscan types, Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (1), pp. 113-138 : 123

subuliformis, Helix (Cochlicella), S. Moricand, 1836b: 427 , pl. 2 fig. 3.

Type locality: [ Brazil] St. Gonsalves , non loin de Bahia [Blanchet]. Probable syntypes: MHNG-INVE-66259 (7) ( Subulinidae ) [ Fig. 67 ].

– Remarks. The material is labelled “Bahia” in J. Moricand’s hand, but none of the specimens are exactly matching the original dimensions; the material is considered as probable syntypes.

Four additional specimens are listed as ʻSyntypen’ in NMB 7649a.

Figures

Figs 67-79. Subulinidae, Pleurodontidae, and Haplotrematidae. (67-68) Subulinidae. (67) Obeliscus subuliformis (S. Moricand, 1836), syntype, MHNG-INVE-66259 (H = 28.7). (68) Obeliscus obeliscus (S. Moricand, 1834), holotype, MHNG-INVE-66256 (H = 84.4). (69-76) Pleurodontidae. (69-72) Isomeria equestrata (J. Moricand, 1858), syntype, MHNG-INVE-72607 (D = 38.6). (73-76) Labyrinthus tarapotonensis (J. Moricand, 1858), syntype, MHNG-INVE-72711 (D = 30.0). (77-79). Haplotrematidae. (77-79) Austroselenites moyobambensis (J. Moricand, 1858), syntype, MHNG-INVE-68036 (D = 27.2).