Bothriembryon richeanus Iredale, 1939

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Whisson, Corey S., 2012, Annotated type catalogue of Bothriembryon (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in Australian museums, with a compilation of types in other museums, ZooKeys 194, pp. 41-80 : 52

Bothriembryon richeanus Iredale, 1939 Fig. 9F

Bothriembryon richeanus Iredale 1939: 24, pl. 2 fig. 16; B.J. Smith 1992: 107.

Type locality.

[Western Australia] "Cape Riche".

Label.

"Cape Riche / SWA".

Dimensions.

"24 mm. in length, 13 mm. in breadth"; figured specimen H 23.4, D 12.5, W 5.1.

Type material.

AM C100772, syntype; AM C127709, three syntypes; WAM S15109, one syntype (ex Brazier coll.).

Remarks.

Iredale (1939) based himself on "a series" of shells.

Current systematic position.

Bothriembryontidae, Bothriembryon richeanus Iredale, 1939.

Figures

Figure 9. A-E Species complex of Bothriembryon kingii (J. E. Gray, 1825) A Lectotype of Helix trilineata Quoy and Gaimard, 1832, MNHN 24642 (H = 27.1) Photo: P. Maestrati B Lectotype of B. physoides humilis Pilsbry, 1900 AM C 100774 (H = 17.2) C B. jacksoni Iredale, 1939, syntype, AM C 100725 (H = 27.2) D B. notatus Iredale, 1939, syntype, AM C 100726 (H = 23.6) E B. revectus Iredale, 1939, syntype, AM C 100723 (H = 21.8) F B. richeanus Iredale, 1939, syntype, AM C 100772 (H = 23.4) G B. perobesus Iredale, 1939, holotype, WAM S 14467 (H = 24.2) H B. sayi (Pfeiffer, 1847), syntype of B. kingii solidus Pilsbry, 1900, AM C 100722 (H = 31.8).