Simpulopsis Explained

Simpulopsis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Simpulopsidae.^[1]

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

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Simpulopsis includes Colombia,^[2] Venezuela, Brazil^[3] and Ecuador.^[4]

Species

Species within the genus Simpulopsis include:

subgenus Simpulopsis Beck, 1837

• Simpulopsis atrovirens (Moricand, 1836)^[3]
• Simpulopsis brasiliensis (Moricand, 1846)^[3]
• Simpulopsis corrugata Guppy, 1866^[3]
• Simpulopsis cumingi L. Pfeiffer, 1861
• Simpulopsis decussata Pfeiffer, 1856^[3]
• Simpulopsis miersi Pfeiffer, 1856^[3]
• Simpulopsis ovata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1822)^[3]
• Simpulopsis pseudosulculosa Breure, 1975^[3]
• Simpulopsis rufovirens (Moricand, 1846)^[3]
• Simpulopsis sulculosa (Férussac, 1821)^[3]
• Simpulopsis tryoni Pilsbry, 1899^[3]
• Simpulopsis wiebesi Breure, 1975^[3]

subgenus Eudioptus Albers, 1860

• Simpulopsis araujoi (Breure, 1975)^[3]
• Simpulopsis boissieri (Moricand, 1846)^[3]
• Simpulopsis citrinovitrea (Moricand, 1836)^[3] - synonym: Simpulopsis fulguratus Miller, 1878^[2]
• Simpulopsis ephippium Ancey, 1904^[5]
• Simpulopsis luteolus (Ancey, 1901)^[3]
• Simpulopsis progastor (d’Orbigny, 1835)^[3]
• Simpulopsis pseudosuccinea (Moricand, 1836)^[3]

No subgenus mentioned:

• Simpulopsis aenea L. Pfeiffer, 1861
• Simpulopsis dominicensis L. Pfeiffer, 1858
• Simpulopsis eudioptus (Ihering in Pilsbry, 1897)
• Simpulopsis gomesae Silva & Thomé, 2006^[6]
• Simpulopsis limpida (Drouët, 1859)
• Simpulopsis magnus Thompson, 1957^[7]
• Simpulopsis membranacea Villa & Villa, 1841
• Simpulopsis promatensis Silva & Thomé 2006^[6]
• 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

• 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

Notes and References

1. 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
2. Borrero F. J. & Breure A. S. H. (2011). "The Amphibulimidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Orthalicoidea) from Colombia and adjacent areas". Zootaxa 3054: 1-59. preview.
3. 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 .
4. 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.
5. 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. .
6. 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 .
7. Thompson F. G. (1957). "A collection of mollusks from Northern Venezuela". Occacional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan (591): 1-13.