Cepolis Explained

Cepolis is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Cepolidae.^{[1] [2]}

The species of this genus are found in Southeastern Asia and Central America.

Species:

• Cepolis boriquenae H. B. Baker, 1940
• Cepolis cepa
• Cepolis chocolata
• Cepolis crusta
• Cepolis cunctator
• Cepolis dermatina (Shuttleworth, 1854)
• Cepolis direpta
• Cepolis infissa
• Cepolis instrumosa
• Cepolis isomeroides
• Cepolis latebrosa
• Cepolis poeyi
• Cepolis squamosa

Species brought into synonymy:

• Cepolis definita Fulton, 1908: synonym of Cepolella definita (Fulton, 1908) (original combination)
• [Cepolis hispaniolana'' {{small|Clench, 1962}}: synonym of ''[[Cepolella hispaniolana]] (Clench, 1962) (superseded combination)
• Cepolis levibasis Vanatta, 1923: synonym of Cepolella definita (Fulton, 1908)
• Cepolis lincolni Bartsch, 1932: synonym of Cepolella trizonalis (Grateloup, 1840)
• Cepolis maynardi (Pilsbry, 1892): synonym of Plagioptycha maynardi (Pilsbry, 1892) (unaccepted combination)
• Cepolis musicola (Shuttleworth, 1854): synonym of Euclastaria musicola (Shuttleworth, 1854) (unaccepted combination)
• Cepolis pemphigodes (L. Pfeiffer, 1847): synonym of Cysticopsis pemphigodes (L. Pfeiffer, 1847) (superseded combination)
• Cepolis porcellana (Grateloup, 1840): synonym of Laevicepolis porcellana (Grateloup, 1840)
• Cepolis trizonalis (Grateloup, 1840): synonym of Cepolella trizonalis (Grateloup, 1840)
• Cepolis wetmorei Bartsch, 1932: synonym of Laevicepolis porcellana (Grateloup, 1840)

References

• Watters G.T. (2020). Review of the Hispaniolan land snail genus Cepolis Montfort, 1810 (Gastropoda: Helicoidea: Cepolidae). Novapex. 21(1): 1–15

External links

• Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808–1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. Paris: Schoell.]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cepolis Montfort, 1810 . www.gbif.org . 11 May 2021 . en.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cepolis Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995477 on 13 May 2021