Plecochilus dalmasi Dautzenberg, 1900

Breure, Abraham S. H., 2011, Annotated type catalogue of the Orthalicoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Royal Belgian Institute of Sciences, Brussels, with descriptions of two new species, ZooKeys 101, pp. 1-50 : 12

Plecochilus dalmasi Dautzenberg, 1900 Figs 3 C–E, 3ii

Plecochilus [sic, Plekocheilus ] dalmasi Dautzenberg 1900: 151, pl. 9 fig. 1.

Type locality.

Not given.

Label.

[Colombia] "Sierra de Santa Marta", in Dautzenberg’s handwriting.

Dimensions.

"Longit.: 26 millim., latit.: 16 millim."; H 26.3, D 15.3, W 4.0.

Type material.

RBINS/MT668, lectotype (design. n.); MT2347, two paralectotypes (Dautzenberg coll.).

Remarks.

Dautzenberg did not state on how many specimens his description was based, but one of the specimens corresponds to the original dimensions and agrees with his figure. This shell is here designated lectotype. The label states that it was collected on 15.iii.1896, which corresponds with the date of excursion to Sierra de Santa Marta mentioned in the station list ( Dautzenberg 1900: 147).

Current systematic position.

Amphibulimidae , Plekocheilus (Eurytus) dalmasi (Dautzenberg, 1900).