Taxon classification Animalia Stylommatophora Orthalicidae

Sultana (Metorthalicus) yatesi galactostoma (Ancey, 1890) Fig. 70D

Porphyrobaphe galactostoma Ancey 1890: 153; Wood and Gallichan 2008: 46, pl. 10 figs 3, iii.

Sultana yatesi; Richardson 1993: 127 (references).

Sultana yatesi galactostoma; Ramírez et al. 2003: 283.

Type locality.

"Republica Aequatoris".

Type material.

NMW 1955.158.24079 (1), syntype.

Diagnosis.

As nominate species, but colour whitish yellow.

Distribution.

Ecuador, without precise locality. Peru, without precise locality (?, see remarks).

Remarks.

This taxon is known by the type material only. According to Wood and Gallichan (2008: 46), the subsequent record from Peru by Ancey (1903: 89) was a mistake; there is no verified material to prove this record.