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Genus of gastropods
Pleuroploca is a
genus of very large
predatory
sea snails with an
operculum ,
marine
gastropod
mollusks in the
family
Fasciolariidae , which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.
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Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Pleuroplaca :
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Pleuroploca abbasi Thach, 2021
Pleuroploca audouini (Jonas, 1846)
Pleuroploca clava (Jonas, 1846)
Pleuroploca effendyi Dharma, 2021
Pleuroploca granosa (Broderip, 1832)
Pleuroploca lischkeana (Dunker, 1863)
Pleuroploca lyonsi Bozzetti, 2008
Pleuroploca ponderosa (Jonas, 1850)
Pleuroploca purpurea (Jonas, 1849)
Pleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species brought into synonymy
Pleuroploca acutispsira (Strebel, 1911): synonym of
Triplofusus princeps (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Pleuroploca altimasta Iredale, 1930: synonym of
Filifusus altimasta (Iredale, 1930)
Pleuroploca aurantiaca (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of
Aurantilaria aurantiaca (Lamarck, 1816)
Pleuroploca australasia (Perry, 1811): synonym of
Australaria australasia (Perry, 1811)
Pleuroploca buxeus (Reeve, 1847):: synonym of
Viridifusus buxeus (Reeve, 1847)
Pleuroploca eucla Cotton, 1953: synonym of
Australaria eucla (Cotton, 1953)
Pleuroploca filamentosa (Röding, 1798):: synonym of
Filifusus filamentosus (Röding, 1798)
Pleuroploca gigantea now recognized as
Triplofusus papillosus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Pleuroploca glabra (Dunker, 1882): synonym of
Filifusus glaber (Dunker, 1882)
Pleuroploca granulilabris Vermeij & Snyder, 2004:: synonym of
Leucozonia granulilabris (Vermeij & Snyder, 2004)
Pleuroploca heynemanni (Dunker, 1870): synonym of
Kilburnia heynemanni (Dunker, 1870)
Pleuroploca lugubris (A. Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1847):: synonym of
Lugubrilaria lugubris (A. Adams & Reeve, 1847)
Pleuroploca manuelae Bozzetti, 2008: synonym of
Filifusus manuelae (Bozzetti, 2008)
Pleuroploca princeps (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825):: synonym of
Triplofusus princeps (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Pleuroploca salmo (Wood, 1828):: synonym of
Granolaria salmo (Wood, 1828)
Pleuroploca scholvieni (Strebel, 1911):: synonym of
Kilburnia scholvieni (Strebel, 1911)
Pleuroploca wattersae (Kilburn, 1974):: synonym of
Africolaria wattersae (Kilburn, 1974)
References