Bulimus ouveanus sinistrorsa Crosse, 1884

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Ablett, Jonathan D., 2012, Annotated type catalogue of the Bothriembryontidae and Odontostomidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 182, pp. 1-70 : 23

Bulimus ouveanus sinistrorsa Crosse, 1884 Figs 8E-F

Bulimus ouveanus sinistrorsa Crosse 1884: 328, pl. 7 figs 3-3a.

Placostylus fibratus ouveanus (Dotzauer in Mousson); Neubert et al. 2009: 74, fig. 97.

Type locality.

[New Caledonia] "Lifou, une des îles Loyalty".

Label.

No locality; taxon label in Crosse’s handwriting.

Dimensions.

"Longueur totale de la coquille 47 millimètres, plus grand diamètre 23"; specimen figured herein H 49.2, D 26.0, W 6.2.

Type material.

NHMUK 1929.9.14.8, one specimen, E. Marie leg. (Crosse coll.).

Remarks.

Crosse described this specimen as monstruosity. Neubert et al. (2009) correctly stated that this taxon name was proposed for a teratological specimen and is thus unavailable under ICZN Art. 1.3.2.

Current systematic position.

Bothriembryontidae, Placostylus fibratus ouveanus (Dotzauer in Mousson, 1869).

Figures

Figure 8. Placostylus fibratus subspecies. A-D Placostylus fibratus guestieri (Gassies, 1869) A, i Bulimus infundibulum Gassies, 1871, holotype NHM 1883.11.10.1163 (H = 75.6) B-C, iii Bulimus souvillei gatopensis Crosse, 1870, syntype NHM 1929.9.14.4 (H = 94.5) D, ii Bulimus pinicola Gassies, 1870, syntype NHM 1883.11.10.1164 (H = 92.8) E-H Placostylus fibratus ouveanus (Dotzauer in Mousson, 1869) E-F Bulimus ouveanus sinistorsa Crosse, 1884, NHM 1929.9.14.8 (H = 49.2) G-H Bulimus ouveanus alba Crosse, 1874, holotype NHM 1929.9.14.6 (H = 48.1) I, iv Placostylus fibratus alexander (Crosse, 1855), holotype of Bulimus necouensis Gassies, 1871 NHM 1883.11.10.1175 (H = 73.9). All reduced in size.