Helix brephoides d'Orbigny , 1835

Helix brephoides d'Orbigny, 1835 Figs 10v-vii, L3ii

Helix brephoides d’Orbigny 1835: 17.

Bulimus brephoides ; d’Orbigny 1837 [1834-1847]: 294, pl. 38 figs 8-9 [text 6 May 1838]; Gray 1854: 19.

Strophocheilus brephoides ; Pilsbry 1895 [1895-1896]: 57, pl. 28 figs 4-5.

Type locality.

"republica Peruviana".

Label.

“Pérou”, in d’Orbigny’s handwriting.

Dimensions.

"Longit. 52 millim., latit. 25 millim.". Figured specimen H 51.9, D 25.1, W 5.6.

Type material.

NHMUK 1854.12.4.117, lectotype ( d’Orbigny coll.).

Remarks.

d’Orbigny did not state on how many specimens his description was based. The specimen found corresponds to the figures of d’Orbigny and is here designated lectotype ( design. n.) to define the taxon, which has been compared to Bulimus taeniolus Nyst, 1845 ( Pilsbry 1895 [1895-1896]: 57). d’Orbigny (1838 [1834-1847]: 294) specified the type locality as follows: "Nous n’avons pas receuilli nous-même ce Bulime; nous le devons à la bonté toute particulière de M. Mathius, botaniste anglais, que nous avons rencontré à Lima, et qui l’avait apporté du verant oriental des Andes péruviennes, à peu près par la latitude de Lima"; this would indicate the eastern part of Dept. Junín (e.g., Chanchamayo region) as the likely source area. The classification at species level follows Richardson (1995: 373), but further studies are needed to ascertain its status; for the generic level see also the remarks under the systematic arrangement above.

Current systematic position.

? Orthalicidae , Scholvienia brephoides ( d’Orbigny, 1835).