Sultana (Metorthalicus) atramentaria (Pfeiffer, 1855)

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Avila, Valentin Mogollon, 2016, Synopsis of Central Andean Orthalicoid land snails (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora), excluding Bulimulidae, ZooKeys 588, pp. 1-199 : 67-68

Taxon classification Animalia Stylommatophora Orthalicidae

Sultana (Metorthalicus) atramentaria (Pfeiffer, 1855) Figs 71 A–C, 80

Bulimus atramentaria Pfeiffer 1855: 116.

Orthalicus iodes Shuttleworth 1856: 68, pl. 4 fig. 8; Neubert and Gosteli 2003: 30, pl. 6 fig. 2.

Bulimus boussingaultii Hupé 1857: 37, pl. 9 fig. 2.

Sultana atramentaria ; Richardson 1993: 121 (references, synonymy); Ramírez et al. 2003: 282.

Type locality.

"New Grenada".

Type material.

Not located.

Additional material.

NMBE 19045 (3), syntypes of Orthalicus iodes Shuttleworth.

Diagnosis.

Shell light coloured with brownish sinuous streaks, which merge on the last whorl, aperture with a dark brown band inside behind the lip, columellar magin and parietal callus also dark brown.

Dimensions.

Shell height 81, diameter 35 mm.

Distribution.

Colombia ( Shuttleworth 1856). Ecuador, Prov. Pastaza, Canelos ( Martens 1885: 156). Peru, Dept. San Martin, Yuracyacu (NHMUK 1928.12.6.15).

Ecoregion.

Napo moist forests [NT0142], Peruvian Yungas [NT0153].

Remarks.

Pfeiffer based his description on material from the Cuming collection; Shuttleworth described his material, which he received from Cuming, from "in Andibus Columbiae". At the time of collection of the material, both type localities extended beyond the present-day administrative boundaries of Colombia. The Ecuadorian record is on authority of Martens, and needs confirmation of the material to be conspecific with the Colombian specimens. We found a lot in NHMUK corresponding to this species, with a precise locality in Peru.