Plectostylus Explained

Plectostylus is a genus of gastropods belonging to the subfamily Prestonellinae of the family Bothriembryontidae.^{[1] [2]}

The species of this genus are found in Southern America.

Species

• Plectostylus broderipii
• Plectostylus chilensis
• Plectostylus coquimbensis
• Plectostylus coturnix
• Plectostylus elegans
• Plectostylus elongata
• Plectostylus granulosus
• Plectostylus mariae
• Plectostylus moestai
• Plectostylus ochsenii
• Plectostylus peruvianus
• Plectostylus prolatus
• Plectostylus punctulifer
• Plectostylus reflexus

Synonyms:

• Plectostylus apolinari Pilsbry, 1935: synonym of Plekocheilus episcopalis corticosus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895) (junior synonym)
• Plectostylus delicatus Pilsbry, 1935: synonym of Plekocheilus delicatus (Pilsbry, 1935) (original combination)
• Plectostylus variegatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1842): synonym of Plectostylus broderipii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) (junior synonym)
• Plectostylus virgatus Pilsbry, 1935: synonym of Plekocheilus pulicarius (Reeve, 1848) (junior synonymy)

References

• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.

External links

• Beck, H. (1837). Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici. 1-124. Hafniae
• Breure, A. S. H. & Araujo, R. (2017). The Neotropical land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) collected by the “Comisión Científica del Pacífico.”. PeerJ. 5, e3065

Notes and References

1. Web site: Plectostylus H.Beck, 1837 . www.gbif.org . 18 October 2021 . en.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plectostylus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995779 on 2022-01-26