Bulimus hyaloideus Pfeiffer, 1855

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Ablett, Jonathan D., 2015, Annotated type catalogue of the Megaspiridae, Orthalicidae, and Simpulopsidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 470, pp. 17-143 : 29-30

Bulimus hyaloideus Pfeiffer, 1855 Figs 23iii-iv, L8ii

Bulimus hyaloideus Pfeiffer 1855b: 292; Pfeiffer 1859: 505; Breure 1979: 131.

Rhinus constrictus (Pfeiffer); Breure 1978: 232 (lectotype designation).

Rhinus hyaloideus ; Linares and Vera 2012: 206.

Type locality.

"Mendez, Andes of New Granada".

Label.

"Mendes Andes of Granada", taxon label in Pfeiffer’s handwriting. M.C. label style I.

Dimensions.

"Long. 12 1/2, diam. 7 1/2 mill.". Figured specimen H 20.6, D 11.1, W 6.7.

Type material.

NHMUK 1975412, lectotype; 1975413, one paralectotype (Cuming coll.).

Remarks.

Pfeiffer did not state on how many specimens his description was based; he described this taxon from Cuming’s collection. The paralectotype specimen is juvenile. Breure (1978) mentioned that the original measurements given by Pfeiffer were in error. Linares and Vera (2012) said " Bulimulus hyaloides (Pfeiffer, 1855) es un sinónimo”, overlooking the fact that this is the same taxon; they probably mixed the classification of Richardson (1995: 76) [who placed this taxon with Bulimulus Leach, 1814], and the classification of Breure (1979) [who placed it under Rhinus Albers, 1860]. The current systematic position follows the synonymisation by Breure (1978).

Current systematic position.

Simpulopsidae , Rhinus constrictus (Pfeiffer, 1841).