''Pleuropoma'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
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 ...
s with an
operculum. It is a genus of
terrestrial
Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth.
Terrestrial may also refer to:
* Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to ...
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s in the subfamily
Helicininae of the family
Helicinidae
Helicinidae is a family of small tropical land snails which have an operculum. They are terrestrial operculate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicinoidea.
These snails are not at all closely related to the air-breathing land snails, des ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleuropoma Möllendorff, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818485 on 2022-01-30]
Species
* ''
Pleuropoma albescens''
(Hartman, 1890)
* ''
Pleuropoma andamanica''
(Benson, 1860)
* ''
Pleuropoma arakanensis''
(W. T. Blanford, 1865)
* ''
Pleuropoma articulata''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1854)
* ''
Pleuropoma brecanrio''
Stanisic, 2010
* ''
Pleuropoma dichroa''
(Möllendorff, 1890)
* ''
Pleuropoma draytonensis''
(Pfeiffer, 1857)
* ''
Pleuropoma dunkeri''
(Zelebor, 1867)
* ''
Pleuropoma extincta''
(Odhner, 1917)
* ''
Pleuropoma falcistoma
''Pleuropoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum. It is a genus of terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicininae of the family Helicinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleuropoma Möllendorff, 1893. Accessed t ...
''
van Benthem Jutting, 1963
* ''
Pleuropoma gilvum''
van Benthem Jutting, 1963
* ''
Pleuropoma gladstonensis''
(Cox, 1864)
* ''
Pleuropoma gouldiana''
(E. Forbes, 1852)
* ''
Pleuropoma jana''
(Cox, 1872)
* ''
Pleuropoma macleayi''
(Brazier, 1876)
* ''
Pleuropoma mariae''
A. J. Wagner, 1911
* ''
Pleuropoma nicobarica
''Pleuropoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum. It is a genus of terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicininae of the family Helicinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleuropoma Möllendorff, 1893. Accessed t ...
''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1847)
* ''
Pleuropoma nonouensis
''Pleuropoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum. It is a genus of terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicininae of the family Helicinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleuropoma Möllendorff, 1893. Accessed t ...
''
Neal, 1934
* ''
Pleuropoma pelewensis
''Pleuropoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum. It is a genus of terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicininae of the family Helicinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleuropoma Möllendorff, 1893. Accessed t ...
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(Sykes, 1901)
* ''
Pleuropoma queenslandica
''Pleuropoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum. It is a genus of terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicininae of the family Helicinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleuropoma Möllendorff, 1893. Accessed t ...
''
Stanisic, 2010
* ''
Pleuropoma raiatensis
''Pleuropoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum. It is a genus of terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicininae of the family Helicinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleuropoma Möllendorff, 1893. Accessed t ...
''
(Garrett, 1884)
* ''
Pleuropoma reflexilabiata
''Pleuropoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum. It is a genus of terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicininae of the family Helicinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleuropoma Möllendorff, 1893. Accessed t ...
''
Stanisic, 2010
* ''
Pleuropoma richardson
''Pleuropoma'' is a genus of land snails with an operculum. It is a genus of terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicininae of the family Helicinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleuropoma Möllendorff, 1893. Accessed t ...
''
Stanisic, 2010
* ''
Pleuropoma rogersi''
(Bourne, 1911)
* ''
Pleuropoma rotella''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
* ''
Pleuropoma scrupula''
(Benson, 1863)
* ''
Pleuropoma simulans''
(Garrett, 1884)
* ''
Pleuropoma sophiae''
(Brazier, 1876)
* ''
Pleuropoma spatei''
Stanisic, 2010
* ''
Pleuropoma sphaeridium''
(Möllendorff, 1896)
* ''
Pleuropoma sphaeroconus''
(Möllendorff, 1895)
* ''
Pleuropoma subrufa''
(Garrett, 1884)
* ''
Pleuropoma taeniata''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
* ''
Pleuropoma talusata''
Stanisic, 2010
* ''
Pleuropoma varians''
(Sykes, 1903)
* ''
Pleuropoma vicina''
A. J. Wagner, 1911
* ''
Pleuropoma walkeri''
(E. A. Smith, 1894)
;Synonyms:
* ''Pleuropoma aruana''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1859): synonym of ''
Aphanoconia aruana''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1859)
* ''Pleuropoma calamianica''
(Möllendorff, 1898): synonym of ''Aphanoconia trichroa calamianica''
(Möllendorff, 1898) (
chresonym
In biodiversity informatics, a chresonym is the cited use of a taxon name, usually a species name, within a publication. The term is derived from the Greek χρῆσις ''chresis'' meaning "a use" and refers to published usage of a name.
The tech ...
)
* ''Pleuropoma chichijimanum''
Kuroda, 1956: synonym of ''
Ogasawarana chichijimana''
(Kuroda, 1956) (original combination)
* ''Pleuropoma laciniosa''
(Mighels, 1845): synonym of ''
Sturanya laciniosa''
(Mighels, 1945)
* ''Pleuropoma maugeriae''
(Gray, 1824): synonym of ''
Orobophana maugeriae''
(Gray, 1824) (new combination)
* ''Pleuropoma mediana''
(Gassies, 1870): synonym of ''
Sturanya mediana''
(Gassies, 1870)
* ''Pleuropoma metamorpha''
Kuroda, 1956: synonym of ''
Ogasawarana metamorpha''
(Kuroda, 1956) (original combination)
* ''Pleuropoma primeana''
(Gassies, 1863): synonym of Sturanya sphaeroidea (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) (synonym)
* ''Pleuropoma subsculpta''
Neal, 1934: synonym of ''
Sturanya subsculpta''
(Neal, 1934) (new combination)
* ''Pleuropoma sublaevigata''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1852): synonym of ''
Sturanya sublaevigata'' (
L. Pfeiffer, 1852)
* ''Pleuropoma togatula''
(Morelet, 1857): synonym of ''
Sturanya macgillivrayi''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1855) (junior synonym)
* ''Pleuropoma yorkensis''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1863) (uncertain >
nomen dubium
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...
)
References
* Delsaerdt A. , 2016 ''Land snails on the Solomon Islands. Vol. III. Trochomorphidae and systematical review of all other families''. Ancona: L'Informatore Piceno. 160 pp
* Bank, R. A. (2017). ''Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World''. Last update: July 16th, 2017
External links
Möllendorff, O. F. von. (1893). Materialien zur Fauna der Philippinen. XI. Die Insel Leyte. Bericht der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 1892/1893: 51-154
Helicinidae
Gastropod genera
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