Plekocheilus

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) - photo of radula
 * 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)