Plectostylus

{{Short description|Genus of land snails}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Plectostylus peruvianus (MNHN-IM-2000-24188).jpeg

|image_caption = Shell of Plectostylus peruvianus (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)

|taxon = Plectostylus

|authority = Beck, 1837

| type_species= Bulimus peruvianus Bruguière, 1789

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|synonyms=

  • Bulimulus (Plectostylus) H. Beck, 1837
  • Bulimus (Plectostylus) H. Beck, 1837 (original rank)

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Plectostylus is a genus of gastropods belonging to the subfamily Prestonellinae of the family Bothriembryontidae.{{cite web |title=Plectostylus H.Beck, 1837 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/5429731 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=18 October 2021 |language=en}}MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plectostylus H. Beck, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995779 on 2022-01-26

The species of this genus are found in Southern America.

Species

;Synonyms:

  • Plectostylus apolinari Pilsbry, 1935: synonym of Plekocheilus episcopalis corticosus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895) (junior synonym)
  • Plectostylus delicatus Pilsbry, 1935: synonym of Plekocheilus delicatus (Pilsbry, 1935) (original combination)
  • Plectostylus variegatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1842): synonym of Plectostylus broderipii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) (junior synonym)
  • Plectostylus virgatus Pilsbry, 1935: synonym of Plekocheilus pulicarius (Reeve, 1848) (junior synonymy)

References

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  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.