. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). PEBASIAN MOLLUSCAN FAUNAS 241. Figs 227-231 Hemisinus kochi (Bernardi). Recent, Brazil. 227, BMZD 1984209/1; lectotype (selected herein) of Hemisinus punctatus Reeve, figured by Reeve (1860: pi. 1, figs 1, la); 'Pernambuco' = Recife, Brazil; Cuming Colin, a, front, x 2; b, side, x 2. 228, BMZD 1984209/2; previously unfigured paralectotype of H. punctatus; same details as lectotype. a, front, x 2; b, side, x 2. 229, BMZD 1984209/3; previously unfigured paralectotype of H. punctatus; same details as lectotype; front, x 230, BMZD
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). PEBASIAN MOLLUSCAN FAUNAS 241. Figs 227-231 Hemisinus kochi (Bernardi). Recent, Brazil. 227, BMZD 1984209/1; lectotype (selected herein) of Hemisinus punctatus Reeve, figured by Reeve (1860: pi. 1, figs 1, la); 'Pernambuco' = Recife, Brazil; Cuming Colin, a, front, x 2; b, side, x 2. 228, BMZD 1984209/2; previously unfigured paralectotype of H. punctatus; same details as lectotype. a, front, x 2; b, side, x 2. 229, BMZD 1984209/3; previously unfigured paralectotype of H. punctatus; same details as lectotype; front, x 230, BMZD 1984210; specimen figured by Reeve (I860: pi. 5, fig. 21) as H. kochi (Bernardi); Brazil; Cuming Colin; front, x 2. 231, BMZD ; lectotype (selected herein) of Hemisinus obesus Reeve, figured by Reeve (1860: pi. 4, fig. 17); Para, Brazil; front, x 2. designations and (b) further material studied. Many of the figures given in Reeve (1860) arc not the same size as the specimens and details of the colour patterning are often inaccurate. Some of the data given was also muddled. Speci- mens of Melania from Para, Brazil, were bought at Stevens' sale and registered in 1849 as BMZD Num- bers 36-40 are the syntypes of H. obesus Reeve, which Reeve stated were in the Cuming Collection, bought by BM in 1866. Numbers 28-31 and 32-35 are H. globosus Reeve and H. pulcher Reeve, respectively. It seems possible that these specimens might also be syntypic material. Type designations. Lectotype (selected herein) of Hemisinus punctatus Reeve. Shell figured Reeve (1860: pi. 1, figs la, b) and two unfigured paralectotypcs. Recent, 'Pernambuco' = Recife, Brazil; Cuming Colin, BMZD 1984209. Lectotype (selected herein) of Hemisinus obesus Reeve, BMZD , shell figured Reeve (I860: pi. 4, fig. 17) and four paralectotypcs, BMZD Recent, Para, Brazil. Lectotype (selected herein) of Hemisinus pulcher Reeve. Shell figured Reeve (1860: pi. 4, figs 15a, b) and two u
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