Bulimus citronellus Angas, 1879

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 : 36-37

Bulimus citronellus Angas, 1879 Figs 20E , L13i

Bulimus citronellus Angas 1879: 479, pl. 40 fig. 5; Thompson 2011: 119.

Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) citronellus ; Breure 1979: 117 (lectotype designation).

Type locality.

"Uren to Lipurio, Costa Rica (Gabb)".

Label.

"Uren to Lipurio / low hills / Gabb / Costa rica", in Angas’s handwriting.

Dimensions.

"Diam. 6, alt. 12 lin. [H 25.0, D 12.5 mm]"; figured specimen herein H 25.0, D 11.9, W 6.9.

Type material. NHMUK 1879.7.22.19-22, lectotype and three paralectotypes (ex Angas).

Remarks.

Angas (1879) writes that he has seen "only two specimens". The lot is marked ”type” and has been registered as having four specimens (1879.7.22.19-22). The current systematic position follows Richardson (1995: 183).

Current systematic position.

Bulimulidae , Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) sulphureus (Pfeiffer, 1857).

Figures

Figure 20. Drymaeus species. A Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) lirinus (Morelet, 1851), holotype NHMUK 1893.2.4.1954 (H = 30.2) B Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) stramineus (Guilding, 1828), syntype of Bulimus lucidus Reeve, 1848 NHMUK 1975524 (H = 28.9) C Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) rawsoni (Guppy, 1871), lectotype of Bulimulus (Drymaeus) rawsonis H. Adams, 1873 NHMUK 1878.1.28.209 (H = 23.7) D-E Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) sulphureus (Pfeiffer, 1857) D lectotype NHMUK 20100585 (H = 28.7) E lectotype of Bulimus citronellus Angas, 1879 NHMUK 1879.7.22.19 (H = 25.0) F-G Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) inusitatus (Fulton, 1900), lectotype NHMUK 1901.4.25.28 (H = 28.3) H Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) puellaris (Reeve, 1850), lectotype NHMUK 1975400 (H = 22.4) I Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) broadwayi (E. A. Smith, 1896), holotype NHMUK 1895.11.28.10 (H = 11.9) J Drymaeus sp., syntype of Bulimus pallens Reeve, 1849 [nomen inquirendum] NHMUK 20120056 (H = 17.9). All enlarged.

Figure L 13. Labels. i Bulimus citronellus Angas, 1879 ii Bulimus clarus Pfeiffer, 1857 iii Bulimus clathratus Pfeiffer, 1858 iv Bulimus coagulatus Reeve, 1849 v Bulimus coarctatus Pfeiffer, 1845 vi Bulimulus compactus Fulton, 1902.