Bothriembryon decresensis Cotton, 1940

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Whisson, Corey S., 2012, Annotated type catalogue of Bothriembryon (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in Australian museums, with a compilation of types in other museums, ZooKeys 194, pp. 41-80 : 44

Bothriembryon decresensis Cotton, 1940 Fig. 5B

Bothriembryon decresensis Cotton 1940: 40; B.J. Smith 1992: 105.

Type locality.

[South Australia] "Cape Cassini, Kangaroo Island".

Label.

"Cape Cassini / K.I."

Dimensions.

"height 16 mm., width 10 mm"; holotype H 15.5, D 10.37, W 4.7 .

Type material.

SAMA D13773, holotype; SAMA D15588, 26 paratypes.

Remarks.

We tentatively follow the opinion of B.J. Smith (1992) that this taxon is synonymous with Bothriembryon mastersi (Cox, 1867). However, a more detailed study should corroborate this view.

Current systematic position.

Bothriembryontidae, Bothriembryon mastersi (Cox, 1867).