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Plekocheilus Guilding 1828

Description

Genus Plekocheilus Guilding, 1828

Type species: Voluta aurissileni Born, 1780

For a detailed description of this genus and a key to subgenera, see Breure (1979). For a discussion of related species and their anatomy (if known) from Venezuelan Guayana, see Breure (2009).

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Published as part of Breure, Abraham S. H. & Schlögl, Jan, 2010, Additional notes on Orthalicidae from the Chimantá massif, Venezuelan Guayana, with descriptions of new species of Plekocheilus Guilding, 1828 (Mollusca: Gastropoda), pp. 51-60 in Zootaxa 2416 on page 52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.293891

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Orthalicidae
Genus
Plekocheilus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Stylommatophora
Phylum
Mollusca
Scientific name authorship
Guilding
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Plekocheilus Guilding, 1828 sec. Breure & Schlögl, 2010

References

  • Breure, A. S. H. (1979) Systematics, phylogeny and zoogeography of Bulimulinae (Mollusca). Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden, 168, 1 - 215.
  • Breure, A. S. H. (2009) New Orthalicidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from Venezuelan Guayana: unravelling secrets from the Lost World. Zootaxa, 2065, 25 - 50.