Ostodes strigatus (Gould, 1847)

Original Description:
Cyclostoma strigatumGould, A.A. 1847. [Descriptions of species of Partula, Pupa, and Balea, collected by the Exploring Expedition]. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2:204.

Synonyms: (Synonyms listed are only those used with reference to the Samoan fauna according to Cowie, 1998.)
Cyclostoma albidaHombron, J.B. & H. Jacquinot. 1842-1853. Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée pendant les années 1837-1838-1839-1840 sous le commandement de M. Dumont-d'Urville capitaine de vaisseau publié par ordre du gouvernement et sous la direction supérieure de M. Jacquinot, capitaine de Vaisseau, commandant de la Zélée. Zoologie. Atlas. Gide & J. Baudry, Paris. mollusques, pl. 12, figs. 25-28. Ile Samoa.
Remarks:The description of this species (Rousseau, 1854: 50) was published after the plates (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842-1853), although no accurate dating could be obtained for either (see Bibliography). Plate 12, with 4 figures, the name, and the locality, validated the name. Synonym of strigatus Gould, teste Clench (1949: 13) and Girardi (1978: 222).
Type Specimen(s):"Holotype" USNM 5518, "paratypes" USNM 612302, MCZ 87876, 124904, 169387 (Johnson, 1964: 153), "cotype" MCZ 141006 (Clench, 1949: 14).
Type Locality:Upolu.
Remarks:Mousson (1865: 180) gave "Manua" as locality. Garrett (1887: 148), Mousson (1869: 350) and Schmeltz (1869: 74) gave 'Upolu, Savai'i, and Tutuila. Clench (1949: 9) and Girardi (1978: 224) considered this species to occur only on Tutuila.
Distribution:Samoa.


133 Specimen Lots
3 Photographs

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