Bulimus jaspideus Morelet, 1863

Breure, Abraham S. H., 2016, Annotated type catalogue of the Orthalicoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) in the Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Geneva, Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (1), pp. 57-103 : 72

Bulimus jaspideus Morelet, 1863

Fig. 129

Bulimus jaspideus Morelet, 1863: 180 , pl. 7 fig. 7.

Strophocheilus jaspideus . – Pilsbry, 1895 [ 1895 -1896]: 61, pl. 29 fig. 61.

Type locality: [ Peru] “de la vallée tempérée de Yucaï”, and “sur les murs des jardins, aux environs de Huancabelica” .

Label: “Huancabelica”, “Huillabamba”, “Yucaï”, “Paucara”.

Dimensions: “Longit. 37-47; diam. 18-21 mill.”; figured specimen herein H 47.2, D 21.4, W 6.9.

Type material: MHNG-INVE-60211, two syntypes; 60210, four (1 + 2 + 1) syntypes (all Angrand coll.) .

Remarks: Morelet did not mention on how many specimens his description was based; judged from the range in dimensions he had multiple specimens at hand. He said the larger specimens were found in the surroundings of Huancavelica. The current systematic position is based on unpublished data.

Current systematic position: Orthalicidae , Scholvienia jaspidea ( Morelet, 1863) .

Figures

Figs 127-134. Orthalicidae. (127) Kara viriata (Morelet, 1863), syntype, MHNG-INVE-78772 (H = 58.7). (128) Kara yanamensis (Morelet, 1863), syntype, MHNG-INVE-60202 (H = 55.4). (129) Scholvienia jaspidea (Morelet, 1863), syntype, MHNG-INVE-60211 (H = 47.2). (130) Orthalicus phlogerus (d’Orbigny, 1835), syntype, MHNG-INVE-64982 (H = 47.2). (131-132) Orthalicus zigzag (Lamarck, 1822), syntype, MHNG-INVE-51144 (H = 50.1). (133-134) Liguus fasciatus (Müller, 1774), (133) paratype of Liguus fasciatus viridis Clench, 1934, MHNG-INVE-64933 (H = 55.8), (134) paratype of Liguus crenatus barbouri Clench, 1929, MHNG-INVE-64938 (H = 43.2).