iris (Godwin-Austen 1889) Godwin-Austen 1889
- Dataset
- An annotated type catalogue of seven genera of operculate land snails (Caenogastropoda, Cyclophoridae) in the Natural History Museum, London
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Mollusca
- class
- Gastropoda
- order
- Architaenioglossa
- family
- Cyclophoridae
- species
- ? iris
iris (Godwin-Austen 1889) Godwin-Austen 1889
52. iris (Godwin-Austen, 1889) Fig. 7C
Rhiostoma iris Godwin-Austen, 1889: 343.
Cyclotus iris - Kobelt 1902: 215.
Current generic position.
Cyclotus Swainson, 1840
Type locality.
Borneo.
Type material.
Syntype NHMUK 1891.3.17.34 (1 shell; Fig. 7C).
Remarks.
The original description gave the measurements for only one shell and did not include an illustration. The NHM collections contain a lot of one specimen from the R Hungerford collection with an original label stating “Type” and giving the collection locality as “Borneo”. This specimen matches well with the original description and shell dimensions given.
Name
- Synonyms
- Cyclotus iris
- Rhiostoma iris
- Homonyms
- iris (Godwin-Austen 1889) Godwin-Austen 1889