Bulimus (Eurytus) dissimulans Preston, 1909

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 : 14

Bulimus (Eurytus) dissimulans Preston, 1909 Figs 13A-D, 13i

Bulimus (Eurytus) dissimulans Preston 1909: 509, pl. 10 fig. 5.

Plekocheilus (Aeropictus) dissimulans (Preston); Breure 1978: 19, fig. 17 (lectotype designation); Breure 1979: 32.

Type locality.

"Merida, Venezuela".

Label.

"Merida, Venezuela".

Dimensions.

"Alt. 30, diam. maj. 15 mm"; lectotype H 30.0, D 17.0, W 4.2.

Type material.

NHM 1914.4.3.37, lectotype; 1912.5.4.20, paralectotype (in alcohol) (ex Preston).

Remarks.

The surface of this species is smooth ( Fig. 13D ), but the axial pattern is unlike other Plekocheilus species. It is here tentatively retained under Plekocheilus (Aeropictus) .

Current systematic position.

Amphibulimidae , Plekocheilus (Aeropictus) dissimulans (Preston, 1909).

Figures

Figure 13. Plekocheilus (Aeropictus) species. A-D, i Plekocheilus (Aeropictus) dissimulans Preston, 1909, lectotype NHM 1914.4.3.37 (H = 30.0) E-F Plekocheilus (Aeropictus) zilchi Breure, 1977, paratype NHM 1975496 (H = 39.0).