Helix (Cochlogena) rhodospira chrysostoma S. Moricand, 1836

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 : 66

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scientific name	Helix (Cochlogena) rhodospira chrysostoma S. Moricand, 1836
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Helix (Cochlogena) rhodospira var. β chrysostoma S. Moricand, 1836: 428 .

Type locality: [ Brazil] “environs de Bahia [Salvador]”.

Label: “ Bahia ”, in Moricand’s handwriting.

Dimensions: Not given; figured specimen herein H 56.4, D 34.5, W 4.9.

Type material: MHNG-INVE-60161, five syntypes (Moricand coll.).

Remarks: Moricand did not indicate on how many specimens this variety was based, nor indicated the dimensions. His taxon label reads “ Helix rhodospira Md. / var. peristomata lutea”, which corresponds to the description. The current systematic position follows Richardson (1995).

Current systematic position: Bulimulidae , Auris melastoma (Swainson, 1820) .