Bulimus platystomus Pfeiffer, 1858

Breure, Abraham S. H. & Ablett, Jonathan D., 2014, Annotated type catalogue of the Bulimulidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London, ZooKeys 392, pp. 1-367 : 125

Bulimus platystomus Pfeiffer, 1858 Figs 57J-L , L46viii

Bulimus platystomus Pfeiffer 1858a: 256, pl. 42 fig. 2; Breure 1979: 101.

Neopetraeus platystomus ; Breure 1978: 217, pl. 8 figs 5-6 (lectotype designation).

Type locality.

"Province of Patas, Andes of Peru (Dr. Farris)".

Label.

"Province of Patas, / Andes of Peru / Dr. Farris", taxon label in Pfeiffer’s handwriting. M.C. label style IV.

Dimensions.

"Long. 40, diam. 18 mill."; figured specimen herein H 34.4, D 22.0, W 5+.

Type material.

NHMUK 1975428, lectotype; 1975429, two paralectotypes (Cuming coll.).

Remarks.

The measurements given originally by Pfeiffer seem to be erroneous. The type status of this lot is not disputed herein, and the specimen selected as lectotype corresponds to Pfeiffer’s figure. The top of the lectotype is damaged.

Current systematic position.

Bulimulidae , Neopetraeus platystomus (Pfeiffer, 1858).

Figures

Figure 57. Neopetraeus species. A-F Neopetraeus lobbii (Reeve, 1849) A-C lectotype NHMUK 1975431 (H = 44.3) D-F lectotype of Bulimus ptychostylus Pfeiffer, 1858 NHMUK 1975430 (H = 46.7) G-I Neopetraeus decussatus (Reeve, 1849), lectotype of Bulimus myristicus Reeve, 1849 NHMUK 1975433 (H = 40.3) J-L Neopetraeus platystomus (Pfeiffer, 1858), lectotype NHMUK 1975428 (H = 34.4). All enlarged.

Figure L 46. Labels. i Bulimus pessulatus Reeve, 1848 ii Bulimus petiti Pfeiffer, 1846 iii Bulimus philippii Pfeiffer, 1842 iv Bulimulus (Naesiotus) ustulatus var. phlegonis Dall & Ochsner, 1928 v Bulimus phryne Pfeiffer, 1863 vi Bulimus pictus Pfeiffer, 1855 vii Buliminus pilosus Guppy, 1871 viii Bulimus platystomus Pfeiffer, 1858.