Drymaeus volsus Fulton, 1907

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 : 173

Drymaeus volsus Fulton, 1907 Figs 35A-C , L64vii

Drymaeus volsus Fulton 1907: 153, pl. 10 fig. 2; Breure 1979: 115.

Drymaeus (Drymaeus) volsus ; Breure and Borrero 2008: 23.

Type locality.

”Ecuador”.

Label.

”Ecuador”, in Fulton’s handwriting.

Dimensions.

"Maj. diam. 12 1/2, alt. 30 1/2 mm."; figured specimen herein H 30.3, D 12.7, W 6.3.

Type material.

NHMUK 1907.5.3.162, lectotype (ex Fulton).

Remarks.

Fulton did not state on how many specimens his description was based. The reference of Breure (1979) to "HT BMNH 1907.5.3.162" has to be interpreted as a lectotype designation under Art. 74.6 ICZN.

Current systematic position.

Bulimulidae , Drymaeus (Drymaeus) volsus Fulton, 1907.

Figures

Figure 35. Drymaeus species. A-C Drymaeus (Drymaeus) volsus Fulton, 1907, lectotype NHMUK 1907.5.3.162 (H = 30.3) D-F Drymaeus (Drymaeus) yungasensis (d'Orbigny, 1837), lectotype NHMUK 1854.12.4.134 (H = 32.6) G-I Drymaeus (Drymaeus) lucidus (da Costa, 1898), lectotype NHMUK 1907.11.21.44 (H = 18.6) J-L Drymaeus (Drymaeus) sykesi da Costa, 1906, holotype NHMUK 1907.11.21.4 (H = 51.7). All enlarged.

Figure L 64. Labels. i Bulimus verrucosus Pfeiffer, 1855 ii Bulimus veruculum Morelet, 1860 iii Bulinus versicolor Broderip in Broderip and Sowerby I 1832 iv Bulimus vesicalis Pfeiffer, 1853 v Bulimus vespertinus Pfeiffer, 1858 vi Bulimus vincentinus Pfeiffer, 1846 vii Drymaeus volsus Fulton, 1907.