Bulimus victor Pfeiffer, 1854

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Ablett, Jonathan D., 2015, Annotated type catalogue of the Megaspiridae, Orthalicidae, and Simpulopsidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 470, pp. 17-143 : 48

Bulimus victor Pfeiffer, 1854 Figs 7vi-vii, L18iii

Bulimus victor Pfeiffer 1854d: 128; Pfeiffer 1859: 368; Pfeiffer 1861 [1860-1866]: 169, pl. 46 figs 1-2; Breure and Schouten 1985: 55 (lectotype designation).

Plekocheilus victor ; Pilsbry 1895 [1895-1896]: 82, pl. 33 figs 47-48; Linares and Vera 2012: 174.

Type locality.

"in provincia Antioquia, Columbiae (Schlim)".

Label.

"Province of Antioquia / [...] Schlim [...]", taxon label in Pfeiffer’s handwriting. M.C. label style III.

Dimensions.

"Long. 65, diam. 29 mill.". Figured specimen H 64.0, D 36.7, W 5+.

Type material.

NHMUK 1975242, lectotype; 20100567, one paralectotype (Cuming coll.).

Remarks.

Pfeiffer did not state on how many specimens his description was based; besides the specimen corresponding to Pfeiffer’s dimensions, and selected lectotype by Breure and Schouten (1985), a second specimen was found designated as “var.” by Pfeiffer (1861: 169). The label accompanying the lectotype is partly fading away; the apex of this specimen is missing. This species has been listed by Richardson (1993: 120) under Porphyrobaphe Shuttleworth, 1856, and also under Plekocheilus Guilding, 1828 ( Richardson 1995: 324). The reference of Linares and Vera (2012) for this species from Putumayo must be viewed with suspicion until the voucher specimen has been studied, as there may be a confusion with a local Plekocheilus species. This taxon has long been associated with Plekocheilus (Eurytus) Albers, 1850, but re-examination of the type material-the protoconch of the paralectotype proves to be smooth-plus recent collections in north-western Ecuador (Breure unpublished data) reveal that this taxon belongs to Clathrorthalicus Strebel, 1909. It may be closely allied to Bulimus corydon Crosse, 1869, Bulimus magnificus Pfeiffer, 1848, and Bulimus phoebus Pfeiffer, 1863; however, further anatomical and molecular studies should reveal the correct systematic position.

Current systematic position.

Orthalicidae , Clathrorthalicus victor (Pfeiffer, 1854) (comb. n.).