''Simpulopsis'' is a
genus
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of air-breathing
land snail
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s,
terrestrial pulmonate
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the family
Simpulopsidae
Simpulopsidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Orthalicoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Simpulopsidae Schileyko, 1999. Accessed through: World Regist ...
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[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]
''Simpulopsis'' is the
type genus of the tribe Simpulopsini and of the family Simpulopsidae.
Distribution
The distribution of the genus ''Simpulopsis'' includes
Colombia
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[Borrero F. J. & Breure A. S. H. (2011). "The Amphibulimidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Orthalicoidea) from Colombia and adjacent areas". '']Zootaxa
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Venezuela
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,
Brazil
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[ 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)]
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Ecuador
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[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
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Species
Species within the genus ''Simpulopsis'' include:
subgenus ''Simpulopsis'' Beck, 1837
* ''
Simpulopsis atrovirens''
( Moricand , 1836)
* ''
Simpulopsis brasiliensis
''Simpulopsis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Simpulopsidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Simpulopsis H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
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( Moricand , 1846)
* ''
Simpulopsis corrugata
''Simpulopsis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Simpulopsidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Simpulopsis H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
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Guppy, 1866
* ''
Simpulopsis cumingi''
L. Pfeiffer, 1861
* ''
Simpulopsis decussata''
Pfeiffer, 1856
* ''
Simpulopsis miersi''
Pfeiffer, 1856
* ''
Simpulopsis ovata''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1822)
* ''
Simpulopsis pseudosulculosa''
Breure, 1975
* ''
Simpulopsis rufovirens
''Simpulopsis rufovirens'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Simpulopsidae.
The specific name ''rufovirens'' refers to the coloration of this species. The name is composed fr ...
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( Moricand , 1846)
* ''
Simpulopsis sulculosa''
(Férussac, 1821)
* ''
Simpulopsis tryoni''
Pilsbry, 1899
* ''
Simpulopsis wiebesi''
Breure, 1975
subgenus ''Eudioptus'' Albers, 1860
* ''
Simpulopsis araujoi''
(Breure, 1975)
* ''
Simpulopsis boissieri''
( Moricand , 1846)
* ''
Simpulopsis citrinovitrea''
( Moricand , 1836) - synonym: ''Simpulopsis fulguratus'' Miller, 1878
* ''
Simpulopsis ephippium
''Simpulopsis'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Simpulopsidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Simpulopsis H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
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Ancey, 1904[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
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* ''
Simpulopsis luteolus''
(Ancey, 1901)
* ''
Simpulopsis progastor''
(d’Orbigny, 1835)
* ''
Simpulopsis pseudosuccinea''
( Moricand , 1836)
No subgenus mentioned:
* ''
Simpulopsis aenea''
L. Pfeiffer, 1861
* ''
Simpulopsis dominicensis''
L. Pfeiffer, 1858
* ''
Simpulopsis eudioptus''
(Ihering in Pilsbry, 1897)
* ''
Simpulopsis gomesae''
Silva & Thomé, 2006[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]
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* ''
Simpulopsis limpida''
(Drouët, 1859)
* ''
Simpulopsis magnus''
Thompson, 1957[Thompson F. G. (1957). "A collection of mollusks from Northern Venezuela". '' Occacional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan'' (591): 1-13.]
* ''
Simpulopsis membranacea''
Villa & Villa, 1841
* ''
Simpulopsis promatensis''
Silva & Thomé 2006
* ''
Simpulopsis simula''
(Morelet, 1851)
* ''
Simpulopsis vincentina''
E. A. Smith, 1895
;Synonyms:
* ''Simpulopsis chiapensis''
L. Pfeiffer, 1856: synonym of ''
Xanthonyx chiapensis''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1856) (original combination)
* ''Simpulopsis cordovana''
L. Pfeiffer, 1857: synonym of ''
Xanthonyx cordovanus''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1857) (original combination)
* ''Simpulopsis mastersi''
Brazier, 1872: synonym of ''
Mystivagor mastersi''
(Brazier, 1872) (original combination)
* ''Simpulopsis portoricensis''
Shuttleworth, 1854: synonym of ''
Platysuccinea portoricensis''
(Shuttleworth, 1854) (original combination)
* ''Simpulopsis salleana''
L. Pfeiffer, 1857: synonym of ''
Xanthonyx salleanus''
(L. Pfeiffer, 1857) (original combination)
References
* Weyrauch, W.K. (1967). Descripciones y notas sobre gastropodos terrestres de Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Brasil, y Peru. Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 21: 457-499.
Further reading
*
Pfeiffer L. (1846
"Die Gattungen ''Daudebardia'', ''Simpulopsis'', ''Vitrina'' und ''Succinea'' In:
Küster H. C. et al. (eds.). Systematisches Conchylien Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, J. H. Casselis, 1(part. 11): 1-59, pls. 1-6.
External links
Albers, J. C.; Martens, E. von. (1860). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers. Ed. 2. Pp. i-xviii, 1-359. Leipzig: EngelmanBeck, H. (1837). Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici. 1-124. Hafniae Gray J.E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 15: 129-219Breure, A. S. H. & Araujo, R. (2017). The Neotropical land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) collected by the “Comisión Científica del Pacífico.”. PeerJ. 5, e3065
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