Cyclophorus nagaensis Godwin-Austen & Beddome, 1894

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 : 17

Cyclophorus nagaensis Godwin-Austen & Beddome, 1894

Cyclophorus nagaensis Godwin-Austen & Beddome, 1894: 507. Kobelt 1902: 101.

Type locality.

Naga Hills, near Khonoma and Kigwema, 5000-6000 feet; Maokokehung [Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, India].

Type material.

Lectotype (design. n.), NHMUK 1903.7.1.1456/1 from Naga Hills ( Fig. 15A; D =45.2 mm, H=35.5 mm, W=5), paralectotypes NHMUK 1903.7.1.1456/2-4 (3 shells; Fig. 15B; D =43.9 mm, H=34.1 mm, W=5; D=44.7 mm, H=35.7 mm, W=5; D=42.3 mm, H=32.7 mm, W=5).

Remarks.

The NHM collections contain a lot of four shells from the Godwin-Austen collection (ex. Doherty collection) and have his original handwritten label stating “Type”. The specimen that most closely matches the original description and the measurements given by Godwin-Austen is designated as the lectotype.

Figures

Figure 15. Types of Cyclophorus species. A, B Cyclophorus nagaensis Godwin-Austen & Beddome, 1894 A lectotype NHMUK 1903.7.1.1456 / 1, and B paralectotype NHMUK 1903.7.1.1456 / 2 - 4 C, D Cyclophorus niahensis Godwin-Austen, 1889 C lectotype NHMUK 1889.12.7.3, and D paralectotype NHMUK 1889.12.7.4.