Plekocheilus

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Genus of gastropods

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::summary Genus of gastropods ::

|image = Eudolichotis euryomphala shell.jpg |image_caption = Apertual view of a shell of Plekocheilus euryomphalus. |taxon = Plekocheilus |authority = Guilding, 1828 |type_species= Carychium undulatum Leach, 1814 |synonyms_ref = |synonyms =

  • Antitragus Oberwimmer, 1931 (junior synonym)
  • Auris (Antitragus) Oberwimmer, 1931 (junior synonymy)
  • Auris (Eudolichotis) Pilsbry, 1896
  • Bulimus (Eurytus) Albers, 1850 (junior synonym)
  • Bulimus (Plekocheilus) Guilding, 1827 (junior synonym)
  • Caprella Guilding, 1824 (invalid: junior homonym of Caprella Lamarck, 1801; Plekocheilus is a replacement name)
  • Eudolichotis Pilsbry, 1896
  • Eudolichotus [sic]
  • Euritis [sic]
  • Eurytus Albers, 1850 (junior synonymy)
  • Orcesiellus Weyrauch, 1967
  • Pelekocheilus Beck, 1837 (junior synonymy)
  • Plecocheilus Swainson, 1833 (junior synonymy)
  • Plecocheilus (Eurytus) Albers, 1850
  • Plecocheilus (Plecocheilus) Swainson, 1833 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Plecochilus Agassiz, 1846 (unjustifed emendation)
  • Plekocheilus (Aeropictus) Weyrauch, 1967· accepted, alternate representation
  • Plekocheilus (Eudolichotis) Pilsbry, 1896· accepted, alternate representation
  • Plekocheilus (Eurytus) Albers, 1850· accepted, alternate representation
  • Plekocheilus (Orcesiellus) Weyrauch, 1967 (junior synonymy)
  • Plekocheilus (Plekocheilus) Guilding, 1827· accepted, alternate representation
  • Plekocheilus (Sparnotion) Pilsbry, 1944 (junior synonymy)
  • Strophocheilus (Eurytus) Albers, 1850 (junior synonymy) |display_parents= 3

Plekocheilus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amphibulimidae.

Distribution

This genus occurs in South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and Ecuador.

Species

Species within the genus Plekocheilus include:

Synonyms

  • Plekocheilus ameghinoi Parodiz, 1962: synonym of Plekocheilus guentheri (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892) (junior synonym)
  • Plekocheilus gracilis Broderip, 1841: synonym of Callistocharis fulguratus (Jay, 1842) (invalid: junior secondary homonym of Bulimus gracilis Hutton, 1834)
  • Plekocheilus jacksoni Pilsbry, 1939: synonym of Plekocheilus lynciculus (Deville & Hupé, 1850) (junior synonymy)
  • Plekocheilus manco Pilsbry, 1930: synonym of Plekocheilus veranyi (L. Pfeiffer, 1848) (junior synonymy)
  • Plekocheilus mcgintyi H. B. Baker, 1963: synonym of Plekocheilus piperitus mcgintyi H. B. Baker, 1963 (original combination)
  • Plekocheilus pseudopiperatus Pilsbry, 1895: synonym of Plekocheilus piperitus piperitus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1837) (junior synonym)
  • Plekocheilus undulatus (Leach, 1814): synonym of Plekocheilus aurissileni (Born, 1780)

References

  • Oberwimmer, H. (1931). Beschreibung dreier neuer Bulimuliden aus dem Senckenberg-Museum. Senckenbergiana, 13: 190-194. Frankfurt am Main.
  • Weyrauch, W.K. (1967). Descripciones y notas sobre gastropodos terrestres de Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Brasil, y Peru. Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 21: 457-499.

References

  1. [[Lansdown Guilding. Guilding L.]] (1827). ''[[Transactions of the Linnean Society of London]]'' '''15'''(2): 512.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plekocheilus Guilding, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870077 on 2022-01-26
  3. Borrero F. J. & Breure A. S. H. (2011). "The Amphibulimidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Orthalicoidea) from Colombia and adjacent areas". ''[[Zootaxa]]'' '''3054''': 1-59. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z03054p059f.pdf preview].
  4. Breure A. S. H. (2011). "Annotated type catalogue of the Orthalicoidea (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Royal Belgian Institute of Sciences, Brussels, with descriptions of two new species". ''[[ZooKeys]]'' '''101''': 1-50. {{doi. 10.3897/zookeys.101.1133
  5. Arias C, Sergio, 1952. Algunos moluscos de la región Baruta - EL Hatilllo. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle XII(31):47-65
  6. Breure A. S. H. & Ablett J. D. (2011) "Annotated type catalogue of the Amphibulimidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London". ''[[ZooKeys]]'' '''138''': 1-52. {{doi. 10.3897/zookeys.138.1847
  7. Breure A. S. H. ([http://www.ashbreure.nl/page1/page1.html in press]). "Living in isolation: ''Plekocheilus (P.) philippei'' spec. nov. from Venezuelan Guayana (Gastropoda, Amphibulimidae)".
  8. Beaure A. S. H. & Schlögl J. (2010). "Additional notes on Orthalicidae from the Chimantá massif, Venezuelan Guayana, with descriptions of new species of ''Plekocheilus'' Guilding, 1828 (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". ''[[Zootaxa]]'' '''2416''': 51-60. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02416p060f.pdf abstract].

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