Porphyrobaphe (Oxyorthalicus) irrorata (Reeve, 1849)

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Avila, Valentin Mogollon, 2016, Synopsis of Central Andean Orthalicoid land snails (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora), excluding Bulimulidae, ZooKeys 588, pp. 1-199 : 54

Taxon classification Animalia Stylommatophora Orthalicidae

Porphyrobaphe (Oxyorthalicus) irrorata (Reeve, 1849) Figs 53 A–B, 55 A–B, 56

Bulimus irrorata Reeve 1849 [1848-1850]: pl. 62 fig. 427; Breure and Ablett 2015: 36, figs 15 i–ii, L10iii.

Dryptus irroratus var. β elongata Miller 1878: 179; Miller 1879: pl. 2 fig. 2a.

Dryptus irroratus var. γ minor Miller 1878: 180; Miller 1879: pl. 2 fig. 2b.

Porphyrobaphe irroratus ; Richardson 1993: 119 (references, synonymy).

Porphyrobaphe (Oxyorthalicus) irrorata ; Breure and Borrero 2008: 28.

Type locality.

"Brazil? New Granada?".

Type material.

NHMUK 1975248 (3), syntypes.

Diagnosis.

Shell yellowish with an irregular pattern of tawny spots and longitudinal streaks. Aperture white.

Dimensions.

Shell height 77.0, diameter 44.0 mm.

Distribution.

Colombia ( Linares and Vera 2012). Ecuador, Prov. Napo, “Oriente”; Prov. Pastaza, Puyo; ibid., Mera; Prov. Pichincha, 71.7 km SW Quito, road to Santo Domingo; ibid., Santo Domingo; ibid., Mindo; ibid., near Nanegal; ibid., Gualea; ibid., Rio Cinto; Río Pilaton valley; Prov. Tungurahua, Topo (all Breure and Borrero 2008).

Ecoregion.

Eastern Cordillera real montane forests [NT0121], Northwestern Andean montane forests [NT0145].

Remarks.

The Colombian records by Linares and Vera (2012) are based on unverified material and need confirmation as far as they are not adjacent to the distribution range in Ecuador (i.e. their record from Antioquia is likely a misidentification).