Helix guarani d'Orbigny , 1835

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 : 12-13

Helix guarani d'Orbigny, 1835 Figs 18A-B, 18iii

Helix guarani d’Orbigny 1835: 21.

Bulimus guarani d’Orbigny 1837 [1834-1847]: 518, pl. 41bis fig. 1.

Type locality.

"provincia Corrientesensi (republica Argentina)".

Label.

"corrientes. rep. Argentina", label in d’Orbigny’s handwriting.

Dimensions.

"Longit. 23 millim., latit. 8 1/2"; lectotype H 20.5, D 7.4, H 8.1.

Type material.

NHMUK 1854.12.4.140, lectotype and one paralectotype ( d’Orbigny coll.).

Remarks.

The specimen corresponding to d’Orbigny 1837 [1834-1847]: pl. 41 bis fig. 1 has been selected lectotype (design. n.); the apex of the specimen is slightly damaged and its current shell height is somewhat smaller than in the original measurements. This species is tentatively classified with Bahiensis , awaiting a generic level revision of this group.

Current systematic position.

Odontostomidae , Bahiensis guarani ( d’Orbigny, 1835).

Figures

Figure 18. Bahiensis species. A-B, iii Bahiensis guarani (d'Orbigny, 1835), lectotype NHM 1854.12.4.140 (H = 20.5) C-E, iv Bahiensis rhodinostoma (d'Orbigny, 1835), lectotype NHM 1854.12.4.140 (H = 21.7) F-I Bahiensis neglectus (Pfeiffer, 1847) F-G, ii Lectotype of Bulimus oblitus Reeve, 1849 NHM 1975254 (H = 20.9) H-I, i Lectotype of Bulimus neglectus Pfeiffer, 1847 NHM 1975263 (H = 16.8).