Plotiopsis

Plotiopsis
	Plotiopsis balonnensis shells
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	incertae sedis
Family:	Thiaridae
Genus:	Plotiopsis; Brot, 1874
Species:	P. balonnensis
Binomial name
	Plotiopsis balonnensis; (Conrad, 1850)
Synonyms
	Melania balonnensis Conrad, 1850 (original combination); Melania incerta Brot, 1862; Melania lirata Menke, 1843 (primary homonym of Melania lirata Benson, 1843; Melania incerta is a replacement name); Melania oncoides Tenison-Woods, 1878; Melania subsimilis E. A. Smith, 1882; Melania tatei Brazier, 1881; Melania tetrica Conrad, 1850 (invalid: junior homonym of Melania tetrica Gould, 1847; Melania tatei is a replacement name); Plotiopsis centralia Cotton, 1943; Plotiopsis flata Iredale, 1944; Plotiopsis sociana Iredale, 1944; Plotiopsis subornata Iredale, 1943; Plotiopsis thrascia Iredale, 1944; Thiara balonnensis (Conrad, 1850)

Plotiopsis balonnensis is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod mollusc in the family Thiaridae. It is the only species in the genus Plotiopsis.^[2]

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Plotiopsis

Plotiopsis balonnensis shells
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	incertae sedis
Family:	Thiaridae
Genus:	Plotiopsis Brot, 1874
Species:	P. balonnensis
Binomial name
*Plotiopsis balonnensis* (Conrad, 1850)
Synonyms^[1]
Melania balonnensis Conrad, 1850 (original combination) Melania incerta Brot, 1862 Melania lirata Menke, 1843 (primary homonym of Melania lirata Benson, 1843; Melania incerta is a replacement name) Melania oncoides Tenison-Woods, 1878 Melania subsimilis E. A. Smith, 1882 Melania tatei Brazier, 1881 Melania tetrica Conrad, 1850 (invalid: junior homonym of Melania tetrica Gould, 1847; Melania tatei is a replacement name) Plotiopsis centralia Cotton, 1943 Plotiopsis flata Iredale, 1944 Plotiopsis sociana Iredale, 1944 Plotiopsis subornata Iredale, 1943 Plotiopsis thrascia Iredale, 1944 Thiara balonnensis (Conrad, 1850)