Simpulopsis

Simpulopsis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Simpulopsidae. [2]

Simpulopsis
dorsal view of Simpulopsis rufovirens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superorder: Eupulmonata
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Helicina
Superfamily: Orthalicoidea
Family: Simpulopsidae
Genus: Simpulopsis
Beck, 1837[1]
Type species
Helix (Cochlohydra) sulculosa Férussac, 1821
Synonyms
  • Bulimulopsis Pilsbry, 1899
  • Bulimulus (Eudioptus) E. von Martens, 1860
  • Bulimus (Eudioptus) von Martens, 1860 (superseded combination)
  • Eudioptus E. von Martens, 1860
  • Paracochlea Hylton Scott, 1967
  • Pseudoglandina Weyrauch, 1967
  • Simpulopsis (Eudioptus) E. von Martens, 1860· accepted, alternate representation
  • Simpulopsis (Simpulopsis) H. Beck, 1837· accepted, alternate representation
  • Succinea (Simpulopsis) H. Beck, 1837 (original rank)

Simpulopsis is the type genus of the tribe Simpulopsini[3] and of the family Simpulopsidae.

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Simpulopsis includes Colombia,[4] Venezuela, Brazil[5] and Ecuador.[6]

Species

Species within the genus Simpulopsis include:

subgenus Simpulopsis Beck, 1837

  • Simpulopsis atrovirens (Moricand, 1836)[5]
  • Simpulopsis brasiliensis (Moricand, 1846)[5]
  • Simpulopsis corrugata Guppy, 1866[5]
  • Simpulopsis decussata Pfeiffer, 1856[5]
  • Simpulopsis miersi Pfeiffer, 1856[5]
  • Simpulopsis ovata (Sowerby, 1822)[5]
  • Simpulopsis pseudosulculosa Breure, 1975[5]
  • Simpulopsis rufovirens (Moricand, 1846)[5]
  • Simpulopsis sulculosa (Férussac, 1821)[5]
  • Simpulopsis tryoni Pilsbry, 1899[5]
  • Simpulopsis wiebesi Breure, 1975[5]

subgenus Eudioptus Albers, 1860

  • Simpulopsis araujoi (Breure, 1975)[5]
  • Simpulopsis boissieri (Moricand, 1846)[5]
  • Simpulopsis citrinovitrea (Moricand, 1836)[5] - synonym: Simpulopsis fulguratus Miller, 1878[4]
  • Simpulopsis ephippium Ancey, 1904[7]
  • Simpulopsis luteolus (Ancey, 1901)[5]
  • Simpulopsis progastor (d’Orbigny, 1835)[5]
  • Simpulopsis pseudosuccineus (Moricand, 1836)[5]

subgenus ?

  • Simpulopsis gomesae Silva & Thomé, 2006[8]
  • Simpulopsis magnus Thompson, 1957[9]
  • Simpulopsis promatensis Silva & Thomé 2006[8]

References

  1. Beck (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 100.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Simpulopsis H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995406 on 2021-02-08
  3. Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
  4. Borrero F. J. & Breure A. S. H. (2011). "The Amphibulimidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Orthalicoidea) from Colombia and adjacent areas". Zootaxa 3054: 1-59. preview.
  5. (in Portuguese) Salgado N. C. & Coelho A. C. S. (2003). "Moluscos terrestres do Brasil (Gastrópodes operculados ou não, exclusive Veronicellidae, Milacidae e Limacidae)". Rev. Biol. Trop. 51(Suppl. 3): 149-189. (with English abstract), PDF Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. Breure A. S. H. & Borrero F. J. (2008). "An annotated checklist of the land snail family Orthalicidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Orthalicoidea) in Ecuador, with notes on the distribution of the mainland species. Zootaxa 1768: 1-40. abstract.
  7. Breure A. S. H. (2011). "Annotated type catalogue of the Orthalicoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Royal Belgian Institute of Sciences, Brussels, with description of two new species". ZooKeys 101: 1-50. doi:10.3897/zookeys.101.1133.
  8. Agudo-Padrón A. I. (2009). "Recent Terrestrial and Freshwater Molluscs of Rio Grande do Sul State, RS, Southern Brazil Region: A Comprehensive Synthesis and Check List". Visaya (April 2009): 1-13. PDF Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. Thompson F. G. (1957). "A collection of mollusks from Northern Venezuela". Occacional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan (591): 1-13.
  • Weyrauch, W.K. (1967). Descripciones y notas sobre gastropodos terrestres de Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Brasil, y Peru. Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 21: 457-499.

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