Plectopylidae is a

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of large air-breathing

land snail A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...

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pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...

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s in the superfamily

Plectopyloidea Plectopyloidea is a taxonomic superfamily of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the suborder Helicina.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plectopyloidea Möllendorff, 1898. Accessed through: World Registe ...

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Distribution

The range of the family Plectopylidae (''Plectopylis'' Benson 1860 s. l.) extends from Nepal and Northeastern India through large part of Southeastern Asia (including the Malay Peninsula, Northern Thailand, Northern Vietnam, Central and Southern China) to Taiwan and Southern Japan. Up to now, the distribution of Plectopylidae is divided into two geographic regions: (1) Nepal, Northeastern India (Assam and Arunachal Pradesh), Myanmar, western Yunnan, western part of Thailand, Northern Malaysia and northwestern part of Laos, and (2) Northern Vietnam, Southern China (west of the Eastern Yunnan–Guizhou–Middle Sichuan line), Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands.

Taxonomy

This family has two subfamilies: * Plectopylinae Möllendorff, 1898 * Sinicolinae Páll-Gergely, 2018

Genera

Genera within the family Plectopylidae include: ; Plectopylinae Möllendorff, 1898: * ''

Chersaecia ''Chersaecia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae Plectopylidae is a taxonomic family of large air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in ...

'' Gude, 1899 * ''

Hunyadiscus ''Hunyadiscus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae Plectopylidae is a taxonomic family of large air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks i ...

'' Páll-Gergely, 2016Páll-Gergely B., Muratov I. V. & Asami T. (2016). "The family Plectopylidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) in Laos with the description of two new genera and a new species". ''ZooKeys'' 592: 1-26. . * '' Naggsia'' Páll-Gergely & Muratov, 2016 * ''

Plectopylis ''Plectopylis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae Plectopylidae is a taxonomic family of large air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks i ...

'' Benson, 1860 - the type genus of the family Plectopylidae ;Sinicolinae Páll-Gergely, 2018 * '' Endothyrella'' Zilch, 1959 * ''

Gudeodiscus ''Gudeodiscus'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Plectopylidae. The species of this genus are found in Southeastern Asia. Species: *'' Gudeodiscus anceyi'' *'' Gudeodiscus concavus'' *''Gudeodiscus cyrtochilus'' *'' Gudeodisc ...

'' Páll-Gergely, 2013 ** subgenus ''Gudeodiscus'' Páll-Gergely, 2013 ** subgenus ''Veludiscus'' Páll-Gergely, 2015 * ''

Halongella ''Halongella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae Plectopylidae is a taxonomic family of large air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in ...

'' Páll-Gergely, 2015 * † '' Plectopyloides'' Yen, 1969 - fossil genus from China * ''

Sicradiscus ''Sicradiscus'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Plectopylidae Plectopylidae is a taxonomic family of large air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Plectopyloidea. MolluscaBase e ...

'' Páll-Gergely, 2013Páll-Gergely B. & Hunyadi A. (2013). "The family Plectopylidae Möllendorff 1898 in China (Gastropoda, Pulmonata)". ''Archiv für Molluskenkunde'' 142(1): 1-66. . * '' Sinicola'' Gude, 1899Gude, G. K. (1899). "Armature of Helicoid landshells and new sections of ''Plectopylis''". ''Science Gossip'' 6: 147-149. ;Genera brought into synonymy: * ''Endoplon'' Gude, 1899: synonym of ''

'' Gude, 1899 (junior synonym) * ''Endothyra'' Gude, 1899: synonym of '' Endothyrella'' Zilch, 1960

Gerard Kalshoven Gude Gerard Pierre Laurent Kalshoven Gude (1858 Amsterdam – 8 November 1924) Woodward B. B. (1925). " GERARD PIERRE LAURENT KALSHOVEN GUDE, F.Z.S., ETC. 1858–1924". '' Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London'' 16(5): 205-206. was a mala ...

revised every known taxon of ''Plectopylis'' at the end of the 19th century, and he published drawings of their shells and armature (lamella complex). He subdivided ''Plectopylis'' into seven “sections”: ''Endothyra'', ''Chersaecia'', ''Endoplon'', ''Plectopylis'', ''Sinicola'', ''

Enteroplax ''Enteroplax'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Strobilopsidae. Species The genus ''Enteroplax'' includes the following species: * '' Enteroplax boholensis'' (Gude) - from Bohol, ...

'' Gude, 1899 and '' Sykesia'' Gude, 1897. ''Enteroplax'' was transferred to the family

Strobilopsidae Strobilopsidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. Taxonomy The family Strobilopsidae is classified within the informal group Orthurethra, itself belonging to the ...

Wenz, 1915. ''

Ruthvenia ''Ruthvenia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae. These snails are restricted to South India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śr� ...

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for ''Sykesia'' which itself was a replacement name for ''Austenia'' Gude, 1897) was transferred to the family

Endodontidae Endodontidae is a taxonomic family of very small air-breathing land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea. This family, which includes both snails and slugs, appears to have once been much mo ...

Pilsbry, 1895 or to the

Charopidae Charopidae is a taxonomic family of small air-breathing land snails (and semi-slugs such as ''Otoconcha dimidiata''), terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Punctoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Charopidae Hutt ...

Hutton, 1884. The name ''Endothyrella'' was established by Zilch (1960) to replace the generic name ''Endothyra'' Gude, 1899, that is a

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n genus '' Endothyra'' Phillips, 1845. Genus '' Amphicoelina'' Haas, 1933 was classified within Plectopylidae before, but it was moved to

Camaenidae Camaenidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea, the typical snails and their allies. This is one of the most diverse families in the clade Stylommatophora. These ...

in 2013. Gude's diagnoses of his sections are based on the direction of the coiling of the shell, the depth of the umbilicus, and the morphology and direction of the palatal folds. Most of Gude's diagnoses are not mutually exclusive. Moreover, several species were misassigned by Gude, which was probably the result of focusing exclusively on the morphology of the parietal plicae. Most of plectopylid species were reviewed and some were reassigned by Barna Páll-Gergely and his colleagues in 2013-2016.

Overview of species

Species within the family Plectopylidae include: # '' Chersaecia austeni'' (Gude, 1899) # '' Chersaecia brachydiscus'' (Godwin-Austen, 1879) # '' Chersaecia degerbolae'' (Solem, 1966) # '' Chersaecia dextrorsa'' (Benson, 1860) # '' Chersaecia kengtungensis'' (Gude, 1914) # '' Chersaecia leiophis'' (Benson, 1860) - type species, synonym: ''Chersaecia pseudophis'' Godwin-Austen, 1875 # '' Chersaecia munipurensis'' (Godwin-Austen, 1875) # '' Chersaecia muspratti'' (Gude, 1897) # ''

Chersaecia nagaensis ''Chersaecia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Chersaecia Gude, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Godwin-Austen, 1875) # ''

Chersaecia perarcta ''Chersaecia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Chersaecia Gude, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Blanford, 1865) # ''

Chersaecia perrierae ''Chersaecia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Chersaecia Gude, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Gude, 1897) # ''

Chersaecia refuga ''Chersaecia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Chersaecia Gude, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Gould, 1846) # ''

Chersaecia shanensis ''Chersaecia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Chersaecia Gude, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Stoliczka, 1873) # ''

Chersaecia shiroiensis ''Chersaecia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Chersaecia Gude, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' (Godwin-Austen, 1875) # '' Chersaecia simplex'' (Solem, 1966) # '' Endoplon brachyplecta'' (Benson, 1863) - type species # '' Endoplon smithiana'' (Gude, 1896) # '' Endothyrella aborensis'' (Gude, 1915) # '' Endothyrella affinis'' (Gude, 1896) # '' Endothyrella angulata'' Budha & Páll-Gergely, 2015Páll-Gergely B., Budha P. B., NaggsF., Backeljau T. & Asami T. (2015). "Review of the genus ''Endothyrella'' Zilch, 1960 with description of five new species (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Plectopylidae)". ''

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'' 529: 1-70. . # '' Endothyrella babbagei'' (Gude, 1915) # '' Endothyrella brahma'' (Godwin-Austen, 1879) # '' Endothyrella bedfordi'' (Gude, 1915) # '' Endothyrella blanda'' (Gude, 1897) # '' Endothyrella dolakhaensis'' Budha & Páll-Gergely, 2015 # '' Endothyrella fultoni'' (Godwin-Austen, 1892) # '' Endothyrella gregorsoni'' (Gude, 1915) # '' Endothyrella inexpectata'' Páll-Gergely, 2015 # '' Endothyrella macromphalus'' (W. Blanford, 1870) # '' Endothyrella minor'' (Godwin-Austen, 1879) # '' Endothyrella miriensis'' (Gude, 1915) # '' Endothyrella nepalica'' Budha & Páll-Gergely, 2015 # '' Endothyrella oakesi'' (Gude, 1915) # '' Endothyrella oglei'' (Godwin-Austen, 1879) - synonym: ''Chersaecia oglei'' (Godwin-Austen, 1879) # '' Endothyrella pinacis'' (Benson, 1859) - synonym: ''Endothyrella pettos'' (von Martens, 1868) # '' Endothyrella plectostoma'' (Benson, 1836) - type species, subspecies: ''Endothyrella plectostoma prodigium'' (Benson); ''Endothyrella plectostoma exerta'' (Gude, 1901) # '' Endothyrella robustistriata'' Páll-Gergely, 2015 # '' Endothyrella serica'' (Godwin-Austen, 1875) - synonym: ''Chersaecia serica'' (Godwin-Austen, 1875) # '' Endothyrella sowerbyi'' (Gude, 1898) # '' Endothyrella tricarinata'' (Gude, 1897) # '' Endothyrella williamsoni'' (Gude, 1915) # '' Gudeodiscus anceyi'' (Gude, 1901) # '' Gudeodiscus concavus'' Páll-Gergely, 2013 # ''

Gudeodiscus cyrtochilus ''Gudeodiscus cyrtochilus'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Plectopylidae. Distribution The distribution of ''Gudeodiscus cyrtochilus'' includes Vietnam.Páll-Gergely B., Hunyadi ...

'' (Gude, 1909) # '' Gudeodiscus dautzenbergi'' (Gude, 1901) - synonym: ''Gudeodiscus persimilis'' (Gude, 1901) # '' Gudeodiscus emigrans'' (Möllendorff, 1901) - subspecies: ''Gudeodiscus emigrans otanii'' Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, 2013; ''Gudeodiscus emigrans quadrilamellatus'' Páll-Gergely, 2013 # '' Gudeodiscus eroessi'' Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, 2013 - subspecies: ''Gudeodiscus eroessi fuscus'' Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, 2013; ''Gudeodiscus eroessi hemisculptus'' Páll-Gergely, 2013 # '' Gudeodiscus fischeri'' (Gude, 1901) - synonym: ''Gudeodiscus tenuis'' (Gude, 1901) # '' Gudeodiscus francoisi'' (H. Fischer, 1899) - synonyms: ''Gudeodiscus lepidus'' (Gude, 1900); ''Gudeodiscus bavayi'' (Gude, 1901) Gudeodiscus giardi giardi

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Gudeodiscus giardi ''Gudeodiscus giardi'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Plectopylidae. This species was described by French zoologist Pierre Marie Henri Fischer (1865-1916) (son of Paul-Henri Fis ...

'' (H. Fischer, 1898) - synonym: ''Gudeodiscus congestus'' (Gude, 1898); subspecies: ''Gudeodiscus giardi szekeresi'' Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, 2013; ''Gudeodiscus giardi oharai'' Páll-Gergely, 2013 # '' Gudeodiscus goliath'' Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, 2013 # '' Gudeodiscus hemmeni'' Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, 2015Páll-Gergely B., Hunyadi A., Ablett J., Lương H. V., Naggs F. & Asami T. (2015). "Systematics of the family Plectopylidae in Vietnam with additional information on Chinese taxa (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Stylommatophora)". ''ZooKeys'' 473: 1-118. . # '' Gudeodiscus infralevis'' (Gude, 1908) - synonym: ''Gudeodiscus soror'' (Gude, 1908) # '' Gudeodiscus longiplica'' Páll-Gergely & Asami, 2016Páll-Gergely B. & Asami T. (2016). "A new species of ''Gudeodiscus'' Páll-Gergely, 2013 from China, with extraordinary conchological and anatomical features (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Plectopylidae)". ''

'' 564: 1-19. . # '' Gudeodiscus marmoreus'' Páll-Gergely, 2014Páll-Gergely B. & Asami T. (2014). "Additional information on the distribution, anatomy and systematics of living and fossil Chinese Plectopylidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)". ''

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Gudeodiscus messageri ''Gudeodiscus messageri'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Plectopylidae. Subspecies ''Gudeodiscus messageri'' include two subspecies: * ''Gudeodiscus messageri ...

'' (Gude, 1909) - subspecies: ''Gudeodiscus messageri raheemi'' Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, 2015 # '' Gudeodiscus multispira'' (Möllendorff, 1883) # '' Gudeodiscus okuboi'' Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, 2013 # '' Gudeodiscus phlyarius'' (Mabille, 1887) - type species, synonyms: ''Gudeodiscus moellendorffi'' (Gude, 1901); ''Gudeodiscus gouldingi'' (Gude, 1909); ''Gudeodiscus verecundus'' (Gude, 1909); ''Gudeodiscus fallax'' (Gude, 1909); ''Gudeodiscus anterides'' (Gude, 1909); ''Gudeodiscus phlyarius werneri'' Páll-Gergely, 2013 # '' Gudeodiscus pulvinaris'' (Gould, 1859) - subspecies: ''Gudeodiscus pulvinaris robustus'' Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, 2013 # '' Gudeodiscus soosi'' Páll-Gergely, 2013 # '' Gudeodiscus suprafilaris'' (Gude, 1908) # '' Gudeodiscus ursula'' Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, 2013 # '' Gudeodiscus villedaryi'' (Ancey, 1888) # '' Gudeodiscus yanghaoi'' Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, 2013 # '' Gudeodiscus yunnanensis'' Páll-Gergely, 2013 # '' Halongella fruhstorferi'' (Möllendorff, 1901) - synonym: ''Gudeodiscus fruhstorferi'' (Möllendorff, 1901)

# '' Halongella schlumbergeri'' (Morlet, 1886) - type species, synonym: ''Gudeodiscus schlumbergeri'' (Morlet, 1886); ''Gudeodiscus jovius'' (Mabille, 1887); ''Gudeodiscus hirsutus'' (Möllendorff, 1901); ''Gudeodiscus pilsbryana'' (Gude, 1901) # '' Hunyadiscus andersoni'' (W. Blanford, 1869) - synonym: ''Chersaecia andersoni'' (W. Blanford, 1869) # '' Hunyadiscus saurini'' Páll-Gergely, 2016

# '' Naggsia laomontana'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1862) - synonym: ''Chersaecia laomontana'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1862) # ''

Plectopylis bensoni ''Plectopylis repercussa'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Plectopylidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plectopylis repercussa (Gould, 1856). Accessed through: World Regi ...

'' (Gude, 1914) - type species # ''

Plectopylis anguina ''Plectopylis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plectopylis Benson, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (Gould, 1847) # ''

Plectopylis cairnsi ''Plectopylis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plectopylis Benson, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (Gude, 1898) # ''

Plectopylis cyclaspis ''Plectopylis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plectopylis Benson, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (Benson, 1859) - synonym: ''Plectopylis revoluta'' Pfeiffer, 1867 # ''

Plectopylis feddeni ''Plectopylis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plectopylis Benson, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (W. Blanford, 1865) # ''

Plectopylis karenorum ''Plectopylis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plectopylis Benson, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (W. Blanford, 1865) # '' Plectopylis goniobathmos'' (Ehrmann, 1922) # '' Plectopylis leucochila'' (Gude, 1897) # ''

Plectopylis linterae ''Plectopylis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plectopylis Benson, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (Möllendorff, 1897) # '' Plectopylis lissochlamys'' (Gude, 1897) # '' Plectopylis magna'' (Gude, 1897) # ''

Plectopylis ponsonbyi ''Plectopylis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Plectopylidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plectopylis Benson, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (Godwin-Austen, 1888) # ''

Plectopylis repercussa ''Plectopylis repercussa'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Plectopylidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plectopylis repercussa (Gould, 1856). Accessed through: World Regi ...

'' (Gould, 1856) # '' Plectopylis woodthorpei'' (Gude, 1899) # '' Sicradiscus cutisculptus'' (Möllendorff, 1882) # '' Sicradiscus diptychia'' (Möllendorff, 1885) # '' Sicradiscus feheri'' Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, 2013 # '' Sicradiscus hirasei'' (Pilsbry, 1904) # '' Sicradiscus invius'' (Heude, 1885) # '' Sicradiscus ishizakii'' (Kuroda, 1941) # ''

Sicradiscus mansuyi ''Sicradiscus mansuyi'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Plectopylidae. Distribution The distribution of ''Sicradiscus mansuyi'' includes Cao Bằng Province and Hà Giang Province ...

'' (Gude, 1908) # '' Sicradiscus schistoptychia'' (Möllendorff, 1886) - type species # '' Sicradiscus securus'' (Heude, 1885) # '' Sicradiscus transitus'' Páll-Gergely, 2013 # '' Sinicola asamiana'' Páll-Gergely, 2013 # '' Sinicola alphonsi'' (Deshayes, 1870) # '' Sinicola biforis'' (Heude, 1885) # '' Sinicola emoriens'' (Gredler, 1881) # '' Sinicola fimbriosa'' (Martens, 1875) - type species # '' Sinicola jugatoria'' (Ancey, 1885) - synonym: ''Sinicola laminifera'' (Möllendorff, 1885) # '' Sinicola murata'' (Heude, 1885) # '' Sinicola reserata'' (Heude, 1885) - subspecies: ''Sinicola reserata azona'' (Gredler, 1887); ''Sinicola reserata hensanensis'' (Yen, 1939) # '' Sinicola schmackeri'' Páll-Gergely, 2013 # '' Sinicola stenochila'' (Möllendorff, 1885) - subspecies: ''Sinicola stenochila basilia'' (Gude, 1897) # '' Sinicola stenomphala'' Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, 2013 # '' Sinicola straeleni'' (Yen, 1937) # '' Sinicola vallata'' (Heude, 1889) # '' Sinicola vargabalinti'' Páll-Gergely, 2014 * ''Endothyrella hanleyi'' (Godwin-Austen, 1879) -

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Fossil species: # † '' Plectopyloides altus'' # † '' Plectopyloides applanatus'' # † '' Plectopyloides guanzhuangensis'' # † '' Plectopyloides multispiralus'' # † '' Plectopyloides regularus'' - type species of the genus ''Plectopyloides'' # † '' Plectopyloides shantungensis'' Yen, 1969

Ecology

Plectopylid species seem to be associated with calcareous areas in Vietnam. Living specimens occur at the base of large limestone rocks surrounded by

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and humus. Thus, they are not rock-dwelling but ground-dwelling. Most living species have reticulated

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on the dorsal shell side, which is often covered with soil and this may be of value in providing

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References

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External links

Barna Páll-Gergely, Systematic revision of the Plectopylinae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Plectopylidae); European Journal of Taxonomy 455: 1–114, 2018
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