Simpulopsis

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Orthalicoidea Phylum Mollusca		Class Gastropoda Family Simpulopsidae Rank Genus

Similar Drymaeus, Bulimulus, Bulimulidae, Leiostracus, Orthalicus

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

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

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Simpulopsis includes Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and Ecuador.

Species within the genus Simpulopsis include:

subgenus Simpulopsis Beck, 1837

Simpulopsis atrovirens (Moricand, 1836)

Simpulopsis brasiliensis (Moricand, 1846)

Simpulopsis corrugata Guppy, 1866

Simpulopsis decussata Pfeiffer, 1856

Simpulopsis miersi Pfeiffer, 1856

Simpulopsis ovata (Sowerby, 1822)

Simpulopsis pseudosulculosa Breure, 1975

Simpulopsis rufovirens (Moricand, 1846)

Simpulopsis sulculosa (Férussac, 1821)

Simpulopsis tryoni Pilsbry, 1899

Simpulopsis wiebesi Breure, 1975

subgenus Eudioptus Albers, 1860

Simpulopsis araujoi (Breure, 1975)

Simpulopsis boissieri (Moricand, 1846)

Simpulopsis citrinovitrea (Moricand, 1836) - synonym: Simpulopsis fulguratus Miller, 1878

Simpulopsis ephippium Ancey, 1904

Simpulopsis luteolus (Ancey, 1901)

Simpulopsis progastor (d’Orbigny, 1835)

Simpulopsis pseudosuccineus (Moricand, 1836)

subgenus ?

Simpulopsis gomesae Silva & Thomé, 2006

Simpulopsis magnus Thompson, 1957

Simpulopsis promatensis Silva & Thomé 2006

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