Helix (Cochlogena) rhodospira vulgaris S. Moricand, 1836

Helix (Cochlogena) rhodospira [var. α] vulgaris S. Moricand, 1836: 428 .

Type locality: [Brazil] “aux environs de Bahia ”.

Label: “ Bahia ”, in Moricand’s handwriting.

Dimensions: Not given.

Type material: MHNG-INVE-60163, four syntypes (ex Blanchet, Moricand coll.).

Remarks: Moricand did not mention on how many specimens this variety was based. The label reads “ var. major ”, but it is assumed that this was altered in the final manuscript to ‘vulgaris’. The current systematic position follows Richardson (1995).

Current systematic position: Bulimulidae, Auris melastoma (Swainson, 1820) .