Sultana Shuttleworth, 1856

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Borrero, Francisco J., 2008, An annotated checklist of the land snail family Orthalicidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Orthalicoidea) in Ecuador, with notes on the distribution of the mainland species, Zootaxa 1768, pp. 1-40 : 25-26

Genus Sultana Shuttleworth, 1856

Subgenus Sultana (Sultana) Shuttleworth, 1856

Type species: Helix sultana Dillwyn, 1817 . Distribution: Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador.

150. Sultana (Sultana) sultana (Dillwyn, 1817) **

Type locality: New Zealand [sic].

Distribution: Los Rios, Centro Científico Río Palenque ( FLMNH 181509)*; Morona Santiago, 59 km SSE Patuca ( FLMNH 139123)*; Cusuimi ( FMNH 173044); Río Macuma, ca. 10 km from Río Merona ( FMNH 170626); Orellana, Loreto ( ANSP 195216).

Remarks: This is the first record of the nominal subgenus for Ecuador. There is also a lot collected by Cousin and labelled “Rio Napo ” ( FLMNH 166126). In the Philadelphia museum is a lot of Orthalicus sultana angustior Preston , which is a taxon described from eastern Peru, and labelled “Topo, Ecuador ” [prov. Tungurahua] ( ANSP 306772).

Subgenus Sultana (Metorthalicus) Pilsbry, 1899

Type species: Bulimus yatesi Pfeiffer, 1855 . Distribution: Peru, Ecuador.

151. Sultana (Metorthalicus) augusti (Jousseaume, 1887)

Type locality: Ecuador.

Distribution: Azuay, Quebrada Machai (Pilsbry, 1899: 195); Pastaza, Mera ( ANSP 306612); Puyo ( FMNH 86638); Tungurahua, Topo ( FMNH 86639).

152. Sultana (Metorthalicus) deburghiae (Reeve, 1859) Type locality: Peruvian side of the Amazon.

Distribution:? Morona-Santiago, Mirador ( Strebel 1909: 173); Napo , 6.5 km SSE Baeza ( FLMNH 36103)*; Nachiyacu ( ANSP 170702; FLMNH 166252); Pastaza, Cerros de Abitagua ( FMNH 126171, 125467); Mera ( FMNH 86674; MCZ 193330); Porvenir ( Strebel 1909: 173); Pichincha, Nanegal ( ZMB); Tungurahua, Topo ( FMNH 86673); Baños ( FMNH 126172, 125514, 124582); Río Negro ( MCZ 271635). “ Ecuador ” ( FLMNH 166253; RMNH).

Remarks: Although there are different localities named “Mirador”, there is only one in the eastern part of the country. “Porvenir”, which is also a locality mentioned by Strebel, could be either in Prov. Orellana or Pastaza. The latter place is located in the easternmost part of the country, close to the border with Peru.

153. Sultana (Metorthalicus) kellettii (Reeve, 1850)

Type locality: Ecuador? Holotype BMNH 1975241.

Distribution: Azuay, Cuenca ( ZMH 7637); Nabón ( Strebel 1909: 160); Loja, Malacatos ( Strebel 1909: 159); Pastaza, Mera ( FLMNH 109372); Cerros de Abitagua ( FMNH 125477); Tungurahua, Rio Negro ( MCZ 271634); Zamora-Chinchipe, Tapichalaca* (B. Harris, personal communication and photograph). “ Ecuador “ ( CMNH 86211; FLMNH 166255; RMNH; ZMH 7636, 7641).

Subgenus Sultana (Trachyorthalicus) Strebel, 1909

Type species: Bulimus fraseri Pfeiffer, 1858 . Distribution: Ecuador.

Remarks: We have retained here the classification of Trachyorthalicus as a subgenus of Sultana , although we are doubtful if it is warranted given the slight differences with the previous one.

154. Sultana (Trachyorthalicus) fraseri (Pfeiffer, 1858)

Type locality: Prov. Cuenca. Holotype ANSP 78573, variety brevispira Pilsbry, 1899. Distribution: Azuay, near Cuenca; Loja ( Strebel 1909: 154, as forma brevispira; no specific locality mentioned); Morona-Santiago, Gualaquiza ( SMF 90606). “ Ecuador ” ( ANSP 78573, as type of variety brevispira Pilsbry, 1899; FLMNH 109360, 109358; RMNH; ZMH 7654).