Simpulopsis

Simpulopsis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Simpulopsidae.^[2]

Phylum:Mollusca

Class:Gastropoda

Order:Stylommatophora

Suborder:Helicina

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Simpulopsis

dorsal view of Simpulopsis rufovirens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Suborder:	Helicina
Superfamily:	Orthalicoidea
Family:	Simpulopsidae
Genus:	Simpulopsis Beck, 1837^[1]
Type species
Helix (Cochlohydra) sulculosa Férussac, 1821
Synonyms
Bulimulopsis Pilsbry, 1899 Bulimulus (Eudioptus) E. von Martens, 1860 Bulimus (Eudioptus) von Martens, 1860 (superseded combination) Eudioptus E. von Martens, 1860 Paracochlea Hylton Scott, 1967 Pseudoglandina Weyrauch, 1967 Simpulopsis (Eudioptus) E. von Martens, 1860· accepted, alternate representation Simpulopsis (Simpulopsis) H. Beck, 1837· accepted, alternate representation Succinea (Simpulopsis) H. Beck, 1837 (original rank)

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Simpulopsis is the type genus of the tribe Simpulopsini^[3] and of the family Simpulopsidae.

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Simpulopsis includes Colombia,^[4] Venezuela, Brazil^[5] and Ecuador.^[6]

Species

Simpulopsis rufovirens in motion

Species within the genus Simpulopsis include:

subgenus Simpulopsis Beck, 1837

Simpulopsis atrovirens (Moricand, 1836)^[5]
Simpulopsis brasiliensis (Moricand, 1846)^[5]
Simpulopsis corrugata Guppy, 1866^[5]
Simpulopsis cumingi L. Pfeiffer, 1861
Simpulopsis decussata Pfeiffer, 1856^[5]
Simpulopsis miersi Pfeiffer, 1856^[5]
Simpulopsis ovata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1822)^[5]
Simpulopsis pseudosulculosa Breure, 1975^[5]
Simpulopsis rufovirens (Moricand, 1846)^[5]
Simpulopsis sulculosa (Férussac, 1821)^[5]
Simpulopsis tryoni Pilsbry, 1899^[5]
Simpulopsis wiebesi Breure, 1975^[5]

subgenus Eudioptus Albers, 1860

Simpulopsis araujoi (Breure, 1975)^[5]
Simpulopsis boissieri (Moricand, 1846)^[5]
Simpulopsis citrinovitrea (Moricand, 1836)^[5] - synonym: Simpulopsis fulguratus Miller, 1878^[4]
Simpulopsis ephippium Ancey, 1904^[7]
Simpulopsis luteolus (Ancey, 1901)^[5]
Simpulopsis progastor (d’Orbigny, 1835)^[5]
Simpulopsis pseudosuccinea (Moricand, 1836)^[5]

No subgenus mentioned:

Simpulopsis aenea L. Pfeiffer, 1861
Simpulopsis dominicensis L. Pfeiffer, 1858
Simpulopsis eudioptus (Ihering in Pilsbry, 1897)
Simpulopsis gomesae Silva & Thomé, 2006^[8]
Simpulopsis limpida (Drouët, 1859)
Simpulopsis magnus Thompson, 1957^[9]
Simpulopsis membranacea Villa & Villa, 1841
Simpulopsis promatensis Silva & Thomé 2006^[8]
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

[1]
Beck (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 100.
[2]
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
[3]
Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
[4]
Borrero F. J. & Breure A. S. H. (2011). "The Amphibulimidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Orthalicoidea) from Colombia and adjacent areas". Zootaxa 3054: 1-59. preview.
[5]
(in Portuguese) 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), PDF Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine.
[6]
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. abstract.
[7]
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 101: 1-50. doi:10.3897/zookeys.101.1133.
[8]
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. PDF Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine.
[9]
Thompson F. G. (1957). "A collection of mollusks from Northern Venezuela". Occacional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan (591): 1-13.

Weyrauch, W.K. (1967). Descripciones y notas sobre gastropodos terrestres de Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Brasil, y Peru. Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 21: 457–499.

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