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:

  • Plekocheilus alticolus (F. Haas, 1955)
  • Plekocheilus ampullaroides (Mousson, 1873)
  • Plekocheilus annetae Breure, 2020
  • Plekocheilus apunni (Dunker, 1875)
  • Plekocheilus argenteus (Jousseaume, 1900)
  • Plekocheilus aristaceus (Crosse, 1869)
  • Plekocheilus aulacostylus (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
  • Plekocheilus aureonitens (K. Miller, 1878)
  • Plekocheilus auriformis (da Costa, 1904)
  • Plekocheilus aurissciuri Guppy, 1866
  • Plekocheilus aurissileni (Born, 1780) -
  • Plekocheilus bellulus (Jonas, 1844)
  • Plekocheilus bigener Borrero & Breure, 2011
  • Plekocheilus blainvilleanus (Pfeiffer, 1848)
  • Plekocheilus breweri Breure & Schlögl, 2010
  • Plekocheilus bruggeni Breure, 1978
  • Plekocheilus calliostomus (Dohrn, 1882)
  • Plekocheilus camaritagua Borrero & Breure, 2011
  • Plekocheilus cardinalis (Pfeiffer, 1853)
  • Plekocheilus castaneus (Pfeiffer, 1845)
  • Plekocheilus cathcartiae (Reeve, 1848)
  • Plekocheilus cecepeus Breure & R. Araujo, 2015
  • Plekocheilus coloratus (Nyst, 1845) - synonym: Plekocheilus lamarckianus (Pfeiffer, 1848)
  • Plekocheilus conspicuus Pilsbry, 1932
  • Plekocheilus dalmasi (Dautzenberg, 1900)
  • Plekocheilus delicatus (Pilsbry, 1935)
  • Plekocheilus dillwynianus (Pfeiffer, 1853)
  • Plekocheilus dissimulans (Preston, 1909)
  • Plekocheilus distortus (Bruguière, 1789) - in Brazil and Venezuela
  • Plekocheilus doliarius (da Costa, 1898)
  • Plekocheilus elaeodes (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
  • Plekocheilus episcopalis (Pfeiffer, 1855) subspecies Plekocheilus episcopalis auriformis (Da Costa, 1904) - synonym: Plekocheilus auriformis (da Costa, 1904) subspecies Plekocheilus episcopalis corticosus (Sowerby III, 1895)
  • Plekocheilus eros (Angas, 1878)
  • Plekocheilus euryomphalus (Jonas, 1844) - synonym: Plekocheilus otostomus (Pfeiffer, 1855), - in Venezuela
  • Plekocheilus floccosus (Spix in J. A. Wagner, 1827)
  • Plekocheilus fulminans (Nyst, 1843)
  • Plekocheilus fusitorsus (Oberwimmer, 1931)
  • Plekocheilus gibber (Oberwimmer, 1931)
  • Plekocheilus gibbonius (Lea, 1838)
  • Plekocheilus glaber (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Plekocheilus glandiformis (Lea, 1838) - synonym: Plekocheilus (Eurytus) couturesi Ancey, 1900
  • Plekocheilus guentheri (G.B. Sowerby III, 1892)
  • Plekocheilus hauxwelli (Crosse, 1872)
  • Plekocheilus huberi Breure, 2009
  • Plekocheilus incognitus Borrero & Breure, 2011
  • Plekocheilus jimenezi (Hidalgo, 1872)
  • Plekocheilus jucundus (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
  • Plekocheilus labiosus Borrero & Breure, 2011
  • Plekocheilus lacerta (Pfeiffer, 1855)
  • Plekocheilus linterae(G.B. Sowerby III, 1890)
  • Plekocheilus loveni (Pfeiffer, 1848)
  • Plekocheilus lugubris (Dunker, 1882)
  • Plekocheilus lynciculus (Deville & Hupé, 1850)
  • Plekocheilus midas (Albers, 1852)
  • Plekocheilus mundiperditi F. Haas, 1955
  • Plekocheilus nachiyacu Pilsbry, 1939
  • Plekocheilus nebulosus Breure, 2009
  • Plekocheilus nocturnus Pilsbry, 1939
  • Plekocheilus oligostylus Pilsbry, 1939
  • Plekocheilus onca (d'Orbigny, 1835)
  • Plekocheilus paraguas Borrero & Breure, 2011
  • Plekocheilus pentadinus (d'Orbigny, 1835) - synonym: Helix onca d'Orbigny, 1835
  • Plekocheilus perdix (Pfeiffer, 1848)
  • Plekocheilus philippei Breure, 2012 in press
  • Plekocheilus piperatoides Pilsbry, 1901
  • Plekocheilus piperitus (G.B.Sowerby I, 1837)
  • Plekocheilus pirriensis Dall, 1912
  • Plekocheilus plectostylus (Pfeiffer, 1848) - synonym: Plekocheilus speciosus (Pfeiffer, 1854)
  • Plekocheilus pulicarius (Reeve, 1848) - synonyms: Plekocheilus (Eurytus) virgatus (Pilsbry, 1935); Plekocheilus (Eurytus) mabillei (Crosse, 1867)
  • Plekocheilus quadricolor (Pfeiffer, 1848)
  • Plekocheilus rhodocheilus (Reeve, 1848)
  • Plekocheilus roseolabrum (E. A. Smith, 1877)
  • Plekocheilus sanderi Breure, 2020
  • Plekocheilus semperi (Dohrn, 1882)
  • Plekocheilus sinuatus (Albers, 1854)
  • Plekocheilus sophiae Breure, 2009
  • Plekocheilus subglandiformis (Mousson, 1873)
  • Plekocheilus succineoides (Petit de la Saussaye, 1840) - synonym: Plekocheilus latilabris (Pfeiffer, 1855) subspecies Plekocheilus succineoides cleeforum Breure, 1977 subspecies Plekocheilus succineoides zilchi Breure, 1977
  • Plekocheilus superstriatus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1890)
  • Plekocheilus taquinensis (Pfeiffer, 1855)
  • Plekocheilus tatei (F. Haas, 1955)
  • Plekocheilus taylorianus (Reeve, 1849)
  • Plekocheilus tenuissimus Weyrauch, 1967
  • Plekocheilus tetensii (Dunker, 1875)
  • Plekocheilus tricolor (Pfeiffer, 1853)
  • Plekocheilus taylorianus (Reeve, 1849)
  • Plekocheilus veranyi (Pfeiffer, 1848) - synonym: Bulimus scytodes Pfeiffer, 1853
  • Plekocheilus vlceki Breure & Schlögl, 2010

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)
  • 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.

Further reading

  • Breure A. S. H. (1975). "Caribbean land molluscs: Bulimulidae, II. Plekocheilus and Naesiotus". Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 46: 71-93, pls. 6-8, tables 8-14.

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