Simpulopsis

Simpulopsis
dorsal view of Simpulopsis rufovirens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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
BulimulopsisPilsbry, 1899 Bulimulus (Eudioptus)E. von Martens, 1860 Bulimus (Eudioptus)von Martens, 1860 (superseded combination) EudioptusE. von Martens, 1860 ParacochleaHylton Scott, 1967 PseudoglandinaWeyrauch, 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)

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

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 chiapensisL. Pfeiffer, 1856: synonym of Xanthonyx chiapensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1856) (original combination)
• Simpulopsis cordovanaL. Pfeiffer, 1857: synonym of Xanthonyx cordovanus (L. Pfeiffer, 1857) (original combination)
• Simpulopsis mastersiBrazier, 1872: synonym of Mystivagor mastersi (Brazier, 1872) (original combination)
• Simpulopsis portoricensisShuttleworth, 1854: synonym of Platysuccinea portoricensis (Shuttleworth, 1854) (original combination)
• Simpulopsis salleanaL. 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.

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