Simpulopsis

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

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

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Simpulopsis includes Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and Ecuador.

Species

Species within the genus Simpulopsis include:

subgenus Simpulopsis Beck, 1837

• Simpulopsis atrovirens <small>(Moricand, 1836)</small>
• Simpulopsis brasiliensis <small>(Moricand, 1846)</small>
• Simpulopsis corrugata <small>Guppy, 1866</small>
• Simpulopsis cumingi <small>L. Pfeiffer, 1861</small>
• Simpulopsis decussata <small>Pfeiffer, 1856</small>
• Simpulopsis miersi <small>Pfeiffer, 1856</small>
• Simpulopsis ovata <small>(G.B. Sowerby I, 1822)</small>
• Simpulopsis pseudosulculosa <small>Breure, 1975</small>
• Simpulopsis rufovirens <small>(Moricand, 1846)</small>
• Simpulopsis sulculosa <small>(Férussac, 1821)</small>
• Simpulopsis tryoni <small>Pilsbry, 1899</small>
• Simpulopsis wiebesi <small>Breure, 1975</small>

subgenus Eudioptus Albers, 1860

• Simpulopsis araujoi <small>(Breure, 1975)</small>
• Simpulopsis boissieri <small>(Moricand, 1846)</small>
• Simpulopsis citrinovitrea <small>(Moricand, 1836)</small> - synonym: Simpulopsis fulguratus Miller, 1878
• Simpulopsis ephippium <small>Ancey, 1904</small>
• Simpulopsis luteolus <small>(Ancey, 1901)</small>
• Simpulopsis progastor <small>(d’Orbigny, 1835)</small>
• Simpulopsis pseudosuccinea <small>(Moricand, 1836)</small>

No subgenus mentioned:

• Simpulopsis aenea <small>L. Pfeiffer, 1861</small>
• Simpulopsis dominicensis <small>L. Pfeiffer, 1858</small>
• Simpulopsis eudioptus <small>(Ihering in Pilsbry, 1897)</small>
• Simpulopsis gomesae <small>Silva & Thomé, 2006</small>
• Simpulopsis limpida <small>(Drouët, 1859)</small>
• Simpulopsis magnus <small>Thompson, 1957</small>
• Simpulopsis membranacea <small>Villa & Villa, 1841</small>
• Simpulopsis promatensis <small>Silva & Thomé 2006</small>
• Simpulopsis simula <small>(Morelet, 1851)</small>
• Simpulopsis vincentina <small>E. A. Smith, 1895</small>

Synonyms:

• Simpulopsis chiapensis <small>L. Pfeiffer, 1856</small>: synonym of Xanthonyx chiapensis <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1856)</small> (original combination)
• Simpulopsis cordovana <small>L. Pfeiffer, 1857</small>: synonym of Xanthonyx cordovanus <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1857)</small> (original combination)
• Simpulopsis mastersi <small>Brazier, 1872</small>: synonym of Mystivagor mastersi <small>(Brazier, 1872)</small> (original combination)
• Simpulopsis portoricensis <small>Shuttleworth, 1854</small>: synonym of Platysuccinea portoricensis <small>(Shuttleworth, 1854)</small> (original combination)
• Simpulopsis salleana <small>L. Pfeiffer, 1857</small>: synonym of Xanthonyx salleanus <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1857)</small> (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