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The double life of Bulimus ovoideus Bruguière, 1789: taxonomic implications for Streptaxidae and Camaenidae (Mollusca, Stylommatophora)

2023; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 43; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/13235818.2023.2202807

1448-6067

Frank Köhler, David G. Herbert, Ben Rowson, Gary Rosenberg,

Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

The name Bulimus ovoideus Bruguière, 1789 is in current use for two different species, one from East Africa and one from the Philippines. The name has also been declared as the type species of both Edentulina Pfeiffer, 1856 (Streptaxidae) and Cochlostyla Férussac, 1821 (Camaenidae). We demonstrate that the use of this name for a Philippine camaenid is based on an early misidentification. To clarify the situation, we invoke Article 70.3 of the Code of Zoological Nomenclature, concerning misidentified type species, to select the taxonomic species actually involved, Bulinus luzonicus Sowerby I, 1833, as the type species of Cochlostyla. Cochlostyla thus becomes a senior objective synonym of Canistrum Mörch, 1852 Mörch, O.A.L. (1852) Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit d. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea comes de yoldi […]. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora. L. Klein, Hafniae. [Google Scholar]. Under Article 40.2 of the Code, Helicostylinae Ihering, 1909 Ihering, H. von (1909) System und Verbreitung der Heliciden. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 59, 420–455. [Google Scholar] takes precedence of Cochlostylinae Möllendorff, 1890. We further show that the Philippine camaenids Orthostylus Beck, 1837 and Dryocochlias Möllendorff, 1898 Möllendorff, O.F. (1898) Verzeichnis der auf den Philippinen lebenden Landmollusken. Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Görlitz 22, 26–208. [Google Scholar] are objective synonyms with the former name having priority. Finally, we designate a neotype for Bulimus ovoideus to stabilise its taxonomy. These actions permit the current nomenclature to be maintained with a minimum of disruption. The currently accepted name of the taxon in question is Edentulina ovoidea (Bruguière, 1789).