Simpulopsis Vincentina

''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 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,Borrero F. J. & Breure A. S. H. (2011). "The Amphibulimidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Orthalicoidea) from Colombia and adjacent areas". '' Zootaxa'' 3054: 1-59
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Venezuela, Brazil 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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. and Ecuador.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
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Species

Species within the genus ''Simpulopsis'' include:

subgenus ''Simpulopsis'' Beck, 1837
* ''Simpulopsis atrovirens'' ( Moricand , 1836)
* ''Simpulopsis brasiliensis'' ( Moricand , 1846)
* ''Simpulopsis corrugata'' 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'' ( 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'' Ancey, 1904Breure 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. .
* ''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, 2006Agudo-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, 1957Thompson 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: Engelman

Beck, 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: 129-219

Breure, 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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