Placostylus porphyrostomus elata Dautzenberg, 1923 Figs 9A, 9i

Placostylus porphyrostomus elata Dautzenberg 1923: 148; Neubert et al. (2009): 79, 80.

Type locality.

“Nouvelle-Calédonie, St. Vincent (Coll. D. ex Rossiter)".

Label.

"St. Vincent", in Dautzenberg’s handwriting.

Dimensions.

"hauteur 88 millim. Diam. max. 36 millim."; lectotype H 86.3, D 37.8, W 7.3.

Type material.

RBINS/MT702, lectotype (design. n.), Rossiter leg. (Dautzenberg coll.).

Remarks.

The specimen was marked by Dautzenberg as “type” . As he did not state how many specimens he had seen, the shell is here designated lectotype. Neubert et al. (2009) have placed this taxon in the synonymy of the nominate form of Placostylus porphyrostomus (Pfeiffer, 1851).

Current systematic position.

Bothriembryontidae, Placostylus porphyrostomus (Pfeiffer, 1851).