Cyclophorus aborensis Godwin-Austen, 1915

Nantarat, Nattawadee, Sutcharit, Chirasak, Tongkerd, Piyoros, Ablett, Jonathan, Naggs, Fred & Panha, Somsak, 2014, An annotated catalogue of type specimens of the land snail genus Cyclophorus Monfort, 1810 (Caenogastropoda, Cyclophoridae) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 411, pp. 1-56 : 3-4

Cyclophorus aborensis Godwin-Austen, 1915

Cyclophorus aborensis Godwin-Austen, 1915: 494, pl. 38, fig. 1. Gude 1921: 69

Type locality.

Rotung, 2000 ft., near Egar stream; Kalek and Renging, 2000 ft.

Type material.

Lectotype (design. n.), NHMUK 1903.7.1.3051 from Renging ( Fig. 2A; D =52.5 mm, H=40.2 mm, W=5), paralectotypes NHMUK 1903.7.1.3048 from Kalek (2 shells; Fig. 2B; D =49.1 mm, H=34.0 mm, W=5; D=48.6 mm, H=36.0 mm, W=5). NHMUK 1903.7.1.3049 from Rami Dambang, Abor (2 shells; D=33.0 mm, H=24.4 mm, W=5; D=29.6 mm, H=21.8 mm, W=5).

Remarks.

Godwin-Austen clearly states that this taxon was based on five lots of specimens from various localities. The original description included illustrations of two specimens from different localities, but only one set of measurement was given. In addition, the author clearly stated that two lots of the type series were kept in the Indian Museum, and the remaining three type lots were housed in the NHM. The specimen NHMUK 1903.7.1.3051 with Godwin-Austen handwriting label stating “Co-type” and figured in the original description ( Godwin-Austen 1915: figs 1, 1a) is here designated as the lectotype. The other 2 specimen lots housed in the NHM (nos. 3048 and 3049), and the two lots previously housed in the Indian Museum, that were transferred to the Zoological Survey of India (nos. 6009 and 6010), are therefore paralectotypes. Following our lectotype designation, the type locality of this species is fixed as Renging, Abor Hills (altitude 2000 ft.) ( ICZN 1999: Art. 76.2).

Figures

Figure 2. Types of Cyclophorus species. A, B Cyclophorus aborensis Godwin-Austen, 1915 A lectotype NHMUK 1903.7.1.3051 and B paralectotype NHMUK 1903.7.1.3048 C Cyclophorus affinis Theobald, 1858, lectotype NHMUK 1903.7.1.1454.