# 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)