Helix brasiliensis, , Melanopsis, S. Moricand, 1838: 144, 1821

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Tardy, Emmanuel, 2016, From the shadows of the past: Moricand senior and junior, two 19 th century naturalists from Geneva, with their newly described taxa and molluscan types, Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (1), pp. 113-138 : 120

brasiliensis, Melanopsis, S. Moricand, 1838: 144 , pl. 3 figs 12-13.

Type locality: [ Brazil, Bahia ] Villa de Barra [ Blanchet]. Syntypes: MHNG-INVE-91238 ( 2 + subadults) ( Pleuroceridae ) [ Fig. 11 ].

– Remarks. Some specimens, presumably from the original series, were apparently sent to J.C. Anthony, and are now in the MCZ collection (MCZ 74780). NMB 1171a ( 5) and NMB 1171b ( 5) are additional syntypes.

Figures

Figs 7-13. Thiaridae andPleuroceridae.(7-9)Thiaridae.(7-9) Aylacostoma crenocarina (S.Moricand, 1841), (7) syntype of Melanopsis crenocarina melanostoma S. Moricand, 1841, MHNG-INVE-91242 (H = 38.8), (8) syntype of Melanopsis crenocarina bilineata S. Moricand, 1841, MHNG-INVE-91240 (H = 36.2), (9) syntype of Melanopsis crenocarina leucostoma S. Moricand, 1841, MHNG-INVE-91241 (H = 42.9). (10-13) Pleuroceridae. (10) Doryssa ventricosa (J. Moricand, 1856), syntype, MHNG-INVE-91243 (H = 37.6). (11) Doryssa brasiliensis (S. Moricand, 1838), syntype, MHNG-INVE-91238 (H = 41.1). (12) Doryssa macapa (J. Moricand, 1856), syntype, MHNG-INVE-91239 (H = 37.1). (13) Doryssa cingulata (J. Moricand, 1860), syntype, MHNG-INVE-91245 (H = 33.5). ►