Cyclophorus aquilus (Sowerby I, 1843)

Nantarat, Nattawadee, Sutcharit, Chirasak, Tongkerd, Piyoros, Ablett, Jonathan, Naggs, Fred & Panha, Somsak, 2014, An annotated catalogue of type specimens of the land snail genus Cyclophorus Monfort, 1810 (Caenogastropoda, Cyclophoridae) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 411, pp. 1-56 : 5

Cyclophorus aquilus (Sowerby I, 1843)

Cyclostoma aquilum Sowerby I, 1843b: 61 [March]. Sowerby I 1843c: 123, pl. 27, fig. 131 [June]. Pfeiffer 1846: 14, pl. 8, figs 1, 2.

Cyclophorus aquilus - Reeve 1861: sp. 45. Kobelt 1902: 124. Kobelt 1907: 578.

Type locality.

Singapore.

Type material.

Lectotype (design. n.), NHMUK 20110225/1 ( Fig. 3E; D =39.9 mm, H=31.7 mm, W=5), paralectotypes NHMUK 20110225/2-3 (2 shells; Fig. 3F; D =38.7 mm, H=29.5 mm, W=5, and D=39.9 mm, H=31.2 mm, W=5).

Remarks.

A figure was not provided in the original description but a figure in "Thes. Conch. part 3, pl. 27, fig. 131" was cited. The original description states 'Found in the Woods at Singapore under decayed leaves by H. Cuming’. There are three specimens from the Cuming collection with an original label, possibly in Sowerby’s handwriting that states 'Singapore in the wood under decayed leaves’. We therefore recognize these specimens as syntypes and the figured specimen ( Sowerby I 1843c: pl. 27, fig. 131) is here designated as the lectotype.

Figures

Figure 3. Types of Cyclophorus species. A, B Cyclophorus amoenus (Pfeiffer, 1854) A lectotype NHMUK 20130113 / 1, and B paralectotype NHMUK 20130113 / 2 C, D Cyclophorus appendiculatus (Pfeiffer, 1854) C lectotype NHMUK 20130079 / 1, and D paralectotype NHMUK 20130079 / 2 - 3 E, F Cyclophorus aquilus (Sowerby I, 1843) E lectotype NHMUK 20110225 / 1, and F paralectotype NHMUK 2011225 / 2 - 3.