Bulinus crichtoni Broderip, 1836

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 : 45

Bulinus crichtoni Broderip, 1836 Figs 59A-C , L15iv

Bulinus crichtoni Broderip 1836: 44.

Newboldius crichtoni ; Breure 1979: 99.

Type locality.

[Peru] "ad Ambo juxta Huanuco Peruviae".

Label.

"Peru, Ambo, Sir A Crichton", added in pencil. Taxon label probably in Broderip’s handwriting.

Dimensions.

"Long. 3 (circiter), latit. 1 1/8 poll. [H 76.0, D 28.5 mm]"; holotype H 71.3, D 33.5, W 4+.

Type material.

NHMUK 1958.9.3.4, holotype (Broderip coll.).

Remarks.

The top whorl of the specimen is missing. Broderip refers to "the apex of the shell under description, the only specimen I ever saw, is broken, and its actual length is 2 inches and 7/8 [72.8 mm]"; we consider this specimen the holotype.

Current systematic position.

Bulimulidae , Newboldius crichtoni (Broderip, 1836).

Figures

Figure 59. Newboldius crichtoni (Broderip, 1836) A-C Holotype of Bulimus (?) illustris Rolle, 1905 NHMUK 1922.2.24.40 (H = 61.2) D-F Holotype NHMUK 1958.9.3.4 (H = 71.3). All enlarged.

Figure L 15. Labels. i Bulinus conspersus Sowerby I, 1833 ii Bulimus cotopaxiensis Pfeiffer, 1853 iii Bulimus cretaceus Pfeiffer, 1855 iv Bulinus crichtoni Broderip, 1836 v Helix culminea d'Orbigny, 1835.