Helix (Cochlogena) manoelii S. Moricand, 1841

Breure, Abraham S. H., 2016, Annotated type catalogue of the Orthalicoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) in the Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Geneva, Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (1), pp. 57-103 : 73

Helix (Cochlogena) manoelii S. Moricand, 1841

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Helix (Cochlogena) manoelii S. Moricand, 1841: 59 , pl. 4 figs 4-5. – Neubert & Janssen, 2004: 216, pl. 17 fig. 214.

Type locality: [ Brazil] “la province de Bahia ”.

Label: “ Bahia ”, in Moricand’s handwriting [91244]; “ Bahia ”, in Brot’s handwriting [64551].

Dimensions: “20 à 24 millimètres de hauteur sur 12 de largeur”; figured specimen herein H 22.5, D 11.3, W 6.5.

Type material: MHNG-INVE-91244 , 12 syntypes (ex Blanchet, Moricand coll.); 64551, eight probable syntypes (ex Moricand, Brot coll.).

Remarks: Moricand did not state on how many specimens his description was based. Material from the Brot collection is considered as probable type material, as it may or may not have been part of the original series. The current systematic position follows Simone (2006).

Current systematic position: Simpulopsidae , Leiostracus manoelii (S. Moricand, 1841) .

Figures

Figs 12-25. Simpulopsidae. (12-14) Simpulopsis (Simpulopsis) rufovirens (S. Moricand, 1846), syntype, MHNG-INVE-78493 (H = 15.1). (15-17) Simpulopsis (Simpulopsis) brasiliensis (S. Moricand, 1836), syntype, MHNG-INVE-78488 (H = 14.3). (18) Leiostracus cinnamomeolineatus (S. Moricand, 1841), syntype, MHNG-INVE-64547 (H = 23.2). (19-21) Leiostracus coxeiranus (S. Moricand, 1836), syntypes, MHNG-INVE-64548 (H = 33.0). (22) Leiostracus vimineus (S. Moricand, 1834), syntype, MHNG-INVE-64563 (H = 28.8). (23-24) Leiostracus clouei (Pfeiffer, 1857), syntype of Bulimus fidaensis J. Moricand, 1858, MHNG-INVE-63455 (H = 29.6), scale 1 mm. (25) Leiostracus manoelii (S. Moricand, 1841), probable syntype, MHNG-INVE-64551 (H = 22.5). ►