Helix oreades d’Orbigny, 1835

Fig. 59

Helix oreades d’Orbigny, 1835: 11 . – Breure & Ablett, 2014: 140, figs 54L-M, L43ii.

Bulimus oreades . – d’Orbigny, 1837 [1834-1847]: 270, pl. 31 figs 11-12. – Gray, 1854: 15.

Mesembrinus oreades . – Simone, 2006: 146, fig. 489.

Type locality: “provinvia Corrientes (republica Argentina)”.

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

Dimensions: “Longit. 32 millim.; latit. 7 millim.”; figured specimen herein H 31.4, D 14.3, W 5.9.

Type material: MHNG-INVE-64483, one paralectotype (Moricand coll.).

Remarks: The type locality has been specified in d’Orbigny, 1837 [1834-1847]: 270 as “la rive sud du Rio de Santa-Lucia, dans les environs de San-Roque” (see Breure, 1973: 120, fig. 8). According to Miquel (1989b: 76) this taxon does not occur in Argentina, but in Brasil. The lectotype is in the NHMUK (see Breure & Ablett, 2014, also for other comments).

Current systematic position: Bulimulidae, Drymaeus (Mesembrinus) oreades (d’Orbigny, 1835) .