Bothriembryon martensi Kobelt, 1901

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 : 56

Bothriembryon martensi Kobelt, 1901 Fig. 6H

Bothriembryon martensi Kobelt 1901 [1899-1902]: 764, pl. 112 figs 3-4; B.J. Smith 1992: 106; Köhler 2007: 143, fig. 77.

Type material.

ZMB 101818a, lectotype.

Remarks.

This taxon was placed in the synonymy of Bothriembryon rhodostomus (Gray, 1834) by B.J. Smith (1992: 106), apparently not based on examination of the type material. The figure shown by Köhler (2007; here reproduced) is a shell much larger (H = 44.5) than any of the taxa currently considered to be Bothriembryon rhodostomus , and the colouration is with darker tones. We tentatively follow here Smith’s judgement, but further studies should clarify the status of this taxon.

Current systematic position.

Bothriembryontidae, Bothriembryon rhodostomus (J.E. Gray, 1834).

Figures

Figure 6. A Bothriembryon balteolus Iredale, 1939, lectotype, WAM S 15154 (H = 21.5) B B. esperantia Iredale, 1939, syntype, AM C 48681 (H = 23.9) C-G B. rhodostomus (Gray, 1834) C Lectotype of B. inflatus maculiferus Pilsbry, 1900, ANSP 8450 (H = 28.3) Photo: A. Lawless D Syntype of B. rhodostomus wrightianus Iredale, 1939, AM C 100717 (H = 29.4) E Syntype of B. rhodostomus grantianus Iredale, 1939, AM C 100721 (H = 36.5) F Syntype of B. rhodostomus perspectus Iredale, 1939, AM C 100719 (H = 34.5) G Syntype of B. rhodostomus hullianus Iredale, 1939, AM C 100718 (H = 31.7) H Lectotype of B. martensi Kobelt, 1901, ZMB 101818 a (H = 44.5).