Bostryx voithianus (Pfeiffer, 1847)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Bulimus voithianus Pfeiffer, 1847
Treated as a nomen inquirendum by (MolluscaBase, 2021).
Conservation Status
"Rediscovered"
The reported rediscovery of the species consisted of empty shells (Martínez, 2017), so ironically there have still not been any living individuals found yet.
Distribution
Chile (northern)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Pfeiffer, L. (1847). Descriptions of 38 new species of land-shells, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 14 (166) [“1846”]: 109–116.
Other references:
de los Ríos, Edmundo Martínez. (2017). Rediscovery of Bostryx voithianus (Pfeiffer, 1847) (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) in northern Chile, with notes on the type locality. Check List 13(6): 1125-1129.
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Bulimus voithianus L. Pfeiffer, 1847. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1427630 on 2022-03-31
https://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/23003/bostryx-voithianus
https://breure.wordpress.com/2017/12/28/bostryx-voithianus-rediscovered/