Bulinus modestus Broderip in Broderip and Sowerby I 1832

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 : 98

Bulinus modestus Broderip in Broderip and Sowerby I 1832 Fig. 6G

Bulinus modestus Broderip in Broderip and Sowerby I 1832b: 106; Sowerby I 1833 [ Sowerby I and II 1832-1841]: fig. 19.

Type locality.

"Peruviae montibus, Huacho".

Label.

Lost, see remarks.

Dimensions.

"Long. 1 2/8, lat. 4/8 poll. [H 31.6, D 12.66 mm]"; figured specimen herein H 31.6, D 13.8, W 8.6.

Type material.

NHMUK 20120232, four possible syntypes (Cuming coll.).

Remarks.

Broderip described this taxon from the Cuming collection, but did not state on how many specimens his description was based. The label is lost, but considering this material is from the Cuming collection and the specimen figured herein corresponds with the original measurements, the material is considered as possible syntypes.

Current systematic position.

Bulimulidae , Bostryx modestus (Broderip in Broderip and Sowerby I 1832).

Figures

Figure 6. Bostryx species. A Bostryx acalles (Pfeiffer, 1853), possible syntype NHMUK 20100651 (H = 13.2) B Bostryx depstus (Reeve, 1849), lectotype NHMUK 1975318 (H = 18.5) C Bostryx conspersus (Sowerby I, 1833), probable syntype NHMUK 20100619 (H = 19.8) D Bostryx? hennahi (J. E. Gray, 1830), lectotype of Helix cactorum d'Orbigny, 1835, NHMUK 1854.12.4.189 (H = 24.4) E-G Bostryx modestus (Broderip in Broderip and Sowerby I 1832) E Lectotype of Bulimus limensis Reeve, 1849, NHMUK 1975326 (H = 19.6) F syntype of Bulimus philippii Pfeiffer, 1842, NHMUK 1975348 (H = 24.3) G Bulinus modestus Broderip in Broderip and Sowerby I 1832, possible syntype NHMUK 20120232 (H = 31.6). All enlarged.