Stomacosmethis kuekenthali (P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899) Fig. 44

Alycaeus kuekenthali P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1899: 62-63, pl. 4, figs 47, 47a, pl. 5, figs 67a, 68, pl. 8, fig. 92.

Alycaeus (Chamalycaeus) kuekenthali - Kobelt 1902: 357-358.

Type locality.

"Kalkgrotten von Barabatuwa, nördlich von Maros, Süd-Celebes” .

Material examined.

Selatan Barabatuwa, Insel Sulawesi (=Celebes), in lime cave (Kalkgrotten), leg. Sarasin, Fritz + Paul, 1893-1896, NMB 02266a (lectotype, designated herein, photographs examined); S. Celebes, E.R. Sykes coll. 1954, Acc. 1825, NHMUK (1 shell, agrees with the original description and figure).

Remarks.

Protoconch matte; R1 with irregular, low wrinkles and extremely fine spiral striation on the first 1-1.5 whorls; R2 very short, with alternating lighter/slimmer, and darker/thicker stripes, the lighter stripes slightly elevated from the surface; operculum with a very strongly elevated, expanded, trumpet-like structure.

Lothar Forcart selected a specimen (NMB 02266a) and labelled it as lectotype, but never published this action (Ambros Hänggi , pers. comm. 2020 June). Thus, here we designate the specimen selected by him as the lectotype.