Bulimus otostomus Pfeiffer, 1855

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Ablett, Jonathan D., 2011, Annotated type catalogue of the Amphibulimidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 138, pp. 1-52 : 18

Bulimus otostomus Pfeiffer, 1855 Figs 27D-F, 27i

Bulimus otostomus Pfeiffer 1855a: 291; Pfeiffer 1855 [1854-1860]: 31, pl. 8 figs 12-13.

Plekocheilus (Eudolichotis) euryomphalus (Jonas); Breure 1978: 24 (lectotype designation).

Plekocheilus (Eudolichotis) otostomus (Pfeiffer); Breure 1979: 33.

Type locality.

“Venezuela”.

Label.

“Venezuela”, taxon label in Pfeiffer's handwriting. M.C. label type IV.

Dimensions.

"Long. 31, diam. 13 mill."; lectotype H 31.5, D 13.8.

Type material.

NHM 1975307, lectotype; 1975308, two paralectotypes (Cuming coll.).

Remarks.

The lectotype, corresponding to Pfeiffer's figure, is misshapen and missing the top whorl.

Current systematic position.

Amphibulimidae , Plekocheilus (Eudolichotis) euryomphalus (Jonas, 1844).

Figures

Figure 27. Plekocheilus (Eudolichotis) species A-C, ii Plekocheilus (Eurytus) aurissciuri Guppy, 1866, syntype NHM 1866.1.3.6 (H = 36.6) D-F, i Plekocheilus (Eurytus) otostomus (Pfeiffer, 1855), lectotype NHM 1975307 (H = 31.5) G-I, iii Plekocheilus (Eurytus) dillwynianus (Pfeiffer, 1853), lectotype NHM 1975144 (H = 39.5).