Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jun 26, 2026

Simpulopsis

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

Last revised
Jun 26, 2026
Read time
≈ 3 min
Length
750 w
Citations
28
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Simpulopsis
dorsal view of Simpulopsis rufovirens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Helicina
Superfamily: Orthalicoidea
Family: Simpulopsidae
Genus: Simpulopsis
Beck, 18371
Type species
Helix (Cochlohydra) sulculosa
Férussac, 1821
Synonyms
  • Bulimulopsis Pilsbry, 1899
  • Bulimulus (Eudioptus) E. von Martens, 1860
  • Bulimus (Eudioptus) von Martens, 1860 (superseded combination)
  • Eudioptus E. von Martens, 1860
  • Paracochlea Hylton Scott, 1967
  • Pseudoglandina Weyrauch, 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 Simpulopsini3 and of the family Simpulopsidae.

Distribution

The distribution of the genus Simpulopsis includes Colombia,4 Venezuela, Brazil5 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, 18665
  • Simpulopsis cumingi L. Pfeiffer, 1861
  • Simpulopsis decussata Pfeiffer, 18565
  • Simpulopsis miersi Pfeiffer, 18565
  • Simpulopsis ovata (G.B. Sowerby I, 1822)5
  • Simpulopsis pseudosulculosa Breure, 19755
  • Simpulopsis rufovirens (Moricand, 1846)5
  • Simpulopsis sulculosa (Férussac, 1821)5
  • Simpulopsis tryoni Pilsbry, 18995
  • Simpulopsis wiebesi Breure, 19755

subgenus Eudioptus Albers, 1860

  • Simpulopsis araujoi (Breure, 1975)5
  • Simpulopsis boissieri (Moricand, 1846)5
  • Simpulopsis citrinovitrea (Moricand, 1836)5 - synonym: Simpulopsis fulguratus Miller, 18784
  • Simpulopsis ephippium Ancey, 19047
  • 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, 20068
  • Simpulopsis limpida (Drouët, 1859)
  • Simpulopsis magnus Thompson, 19579
  • Simpulopsis membranacea Villa & Villa, 1841
  • Simpulopsis promatensis Silva & Thomé 20068
  • 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

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

Further reading

External links