Helix (Cochlogena) bahiensis S. Moricand, 1834

Figs 113-114

Helix (Cochlogena) bahiensis S. Moricand, 1834: 541, pl. 1 fig. 6.

Type locality: [ Brazil] “ le Brésil dans les bois près de Bahia [Salvador]” .

Label: “ Bahia ”.

Dimensions: “Long. 2 cent. Larg. 6 mill.”; figured specimen herein H 18.5, D 5.40, W 6.7.

Type material: MHNG-INVE-64638, 31 syntypes (ex Blanchet, Moricand coll.).

Remarks: Moricand did not state on how many specimens his description was based. Most specimens in the lot are largely bleached or soiled, only a few show the typical dark stroke behind the lip. The figured specimen is relatively small, but adult. A database search revealed that four specimens (‘paratypes’ [syntypes]) are MCZ 26217. The current systematic position follows Simone (2006).

Current systematic position: Odontostomidae, Bahiensis bahiensis (S. Moricand, 1834) .