Pleurodonte is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pleurodontinae of the family Pleurodontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleurodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870600 on 2021-02-17
The genus Dentellaria Schumacher, 1817 is considered to be a synonym of Pleurodonte by Vera (2008), but Schileyko (2006)Schileyko A. A. (2006). "Treatise on recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 13. Helicidae, Pleurodontidae, Polygyridae, Ammonitellidae, Oreohelicidae, Thysanophoridae". Ruthenica Suppl. 2: 1765-1906. pages 1820. considered Dentellaria to be a separate genus.
Distribution The distribution of the genus Pleurodonte includes: Dominica (4 species)Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 Jamaica (24 species)Rosenberg G. & Muratov I. V. (2006). "Status Report on the Terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica" Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 155(1): 117-161. . Colombia (when is Dentellaria considered as a synonym)
Species
Species within the genus Pleurodonte include: Pleurodonte adamsiana Clapp, 1901 Pleurodonte aureola Swainson Pleurodonte barbadensis Lamarck Pleurodonte dentiens (Férussac, 1822) † Pleurodonte desidens (Rang, 1834) - was endemic to MartiniqueBouchet P. (2000). Pleurodonte desidens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007. Pleurodonte discolor (Férussac, 1821) Pleurodonte guadeloupensis(Pilsbry, 1889) Pleurodonte hippocastaneum Lamarck, 1792 Pleurodonte incerta (Férussac, 1823) Pleurodonte isabella Férussac, 1822 Pleurodonte josephinae (Férussac, 1832) † Pleurodonte lehneri (Trechmann, 1935) Pleurodonte lychnuchus (Müller, 1774) Pleurodonte nigrescens (Wood, 1828) Pleurodonte nucleola Rang, 1835 Pleurodonte orbiculata (Férussac, 1822) Pleurodonte pachygastra (Gray, 1834) Pleurodonte soror (Férussac, 1821) † Pleurodonte wilsoni B. Roth, 1984 Taxon inquirendum † Pleurodonte debooyi Bartsch, 1918 Pleurodonte obesa (Beck, 1837) Species brought into synonymy Pleurodonte acuta (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of Lucerna lamarckii (Férussac, 1821) (junior synonym) Pleurodonte acutangula (Burrow, 1815): synonym of Polydontes acutangula (Burrow, 1815) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte amabilis (C. B. Adams, 1850): synonym of Dentellaria amabilis (C. B. Adams, 1850) Pleurodonte anomala (Pfeiffer, 1849): synonym of Dentellaria anomala (Pfeiffer, 1849) Pleurodonte atavus (Pfeiffer, 1859): synonym of Dentellaria atavus (Pfeiffer, 1859) Pleurodonte bainbridgii (Pfeiffer, 1845): synonym of Lucerna bainbridgii (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) Pleurodonte bifurcata (Deshayes, 1838): synonym of Isomeria bifurcata (Deshayes, 1838): synonym of Labyrinthus bifurcatus (Deshayes, 1838) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte bizonalis (Deshayes, 1850): synonym of Caracolus bizonalis (Deshayes, 1850) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte bowdeniana Simpson, 1895 †: synonym of Lucerna bowdeniana (Simpson, 1895) † (new combination) Pleurodonte bronni (Pfeiffer, 1846): synonym of Dentellaria bronni (L. Pfeiffer, 1846) Pleurodonte browneana (L. Pfeiffer, 1862): synonym of Dentellaria tridentina (Férussac, 1832) (junior synonym) Pleurodonte candescens C. B. Adams, 1850: synonym of Dentellaria candescens (C. B. Adams, 1850) Pleurodonte cara (C. B. Adams, 1849): synonym of Dentellaria cara (C. B. Adams, 1849) Pleurodonte carmelita (Férussac, 1821): synonym of Lucerna mora (Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) Pleurodonte carocolla (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Caracolus carocolla (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte catadupae H. B. Baker, 1935: synonym of Dentellaria catadupae (H. B. Baker, 1935) Pleurodonte chemnitziana (Pfeiffer, 1845): synonym of Lucerna chemnitziana (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) Pleurodonte clappi Pilsbry, 1901: synonym of Labyrinthus clappi (Pilsbry, 1901) (original name) Pleurodonte crispata (Férussac, 1821): synonym of Hispaniolana crispatus (Férussac, 1821) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte crusta (Dall, 1890) †: synonym of Cepolis (Plagioptycha) crusta (Dall, 1890) † represented as Cepolis crusta (Dall, 1890) † † Pleurodonte cunctator (Dall, 1890): synonym of Cepolis (Plagioptycha) cunctator (Dall, 1890) represented as † Cepolis cunctator (Dall, 1890) † Pleurodonte diespiter (Dall, 1890) : synonym of † Pleurodontites diespiter (Dall, 1890) † Pleurodonte eohippina Cockerell, 1915 : synonym of † Eohipptychia eohippina (Cockerell, 1915) (new combination) Pleurodonte fragilis Haas, 1949: synonym of Labyrinthus raimondii (Philippi, 1867) (junior synonym) Pleurodonte gigantea (Scopoli, 1786): synonym of Hispaniolana gigantea (Scopoli, 1786) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte goldmani Dall, 1912: synonym of Labyrinthus subplanatus sipunculatus (Forbes, 1850) (junior synonym) Pleurodonte gudeana Ancey, 1904: synonym of Isomeria basidens gudeana (Ancey, 1904) (original combination) Pleurodonte haruspica (Dall, 1890) †: synonym of Pleurodontites haruspica (Dall, 1890) † Pleurodonte hesperarche (Cockerell, 1914) †: synonym of Hodopoeus hesperarche (Cockerell, 1914) † Pleurodonte ingens (C. B. Adams, 1850): synonym of Lucerna lamarckii (Férussac, 1821) Pleurodonte invalida (C. B. Adams, 1850): synonym of Dentellaria invalida (C. B. Adams, 1850) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte kendrickensis Mansfield, 1937 †: synonym of Pleurodontites kendrickensis (Mansfield, 1937) † (new combination) Pleurodonte lima (Férussac, 1821): synonym of Granodomus lima (Férussac, 1821) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte lindsleyana (Vendryes, 1899): synonym of Dentellaria atavus (L. Pfeiffer, 1859) (junior synonym) Pleurodonte lucerna (Müller, 1774): synonym of Lucerna lucerna (O. F. Müller, 1774) Pleurodonte marginella (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Caracolus marginella (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte michalkovaci H. Binder & Harzhauser, 2008 †: synonym of Pseudochloritis michalkovaci (H. Binder & Harzhauser, 2008) † Pleurodonte mora Gray in Griffith, 1834: synonym of Lucerna mora (Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) † Pleurodonte norica H. Binder, 2004: synonym of † Pseudochloritis norica (H. Binder, 2004) Pleurodonte okeniana (Pfeiffer, 1845): synonym of Dentellaria okeniana (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) Pleurodonte oxytenes (Pilsbry, 1889): synonym of Lucerna lucerna (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym) Pleurodonte pallescens (C. B. Adams, 1851): synonym of Dentellaria pallescens (C. B. Adams, 1851) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte peracutissima (C. B. Adams, 1845): synonym of Lucerna lucerna (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym) Pleurodonte picturata (C. B. Adams, 1849): synonym of Dentellaria picturata (C. B. Adams, 1849) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte pretiosa (C. B. Adams, 1851): synonym of Lucerna bainbridgii (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) (junior homonym of Helix pretiosa Albers, 1850) Pleurodonte schroeteriana (L. Pfeiffer, 1845): synonym of Dentellaria schroeteriana (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte simsoni (L. Pfeiffer, 1852): synonym of Dentellaria candescens (C. B. Adams, 1850) (junior synonym) Pleurodonte sinuata (Müller, 1774): synonym of Dentellaria sinuata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte sloaneana (Pfeiffer, 1868): synonym of Dentellaria sloaneana (L. Pfeiffer, 1868) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte spengleriana (L. Pfeiffer, 1847): synonym of Lucerna bainbridgii (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) (junior synonym) Pleurodonte strangulata (C. B. Adams, 1849): synonym of Dentellaria strangulata (C. B. Adams, 1849) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte subacuta (Pfeiffer, 1867): synonym of Lucerna subacuta (L. Pfeiffer, 1867) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte sublucerna (Pilsbry, 1889): synonym of Lucerna sublucerna (Pilsbry, 1889) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte tenaculum Dall, 1909: synonym of Labyrinthus uncigerus (Petit, 1838) (junior synonym) Pleurodonte tridentina (Férussac, 1832): synonym of Lucerna sublucerna (Pilsbry, 1889) (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte undulata (Férussac, 1821): synonym of Hispaniolana crispatus (Férussac, 1821) (based on an invalid original name) Pleurodonte vacillans Vendryes, 1902: synonym of Lucerna vacillans Vendryes, 1902 (unaccepted combination) Pleurodonte valida (C. B. Adams, 1850): synonym of Dentellaria valida (C. B. Adams, 1850) (unaccepted combination)
References
Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
External links
Species in Discover Life Fischer von W. G. (1807). Museum Demidoff, ou, Catalogue systématique et raisonné des curiosités de la nature et de l'art: données à l'Université Impériale de Moscou par son excellence Monsieur Paul de Demidoff. Moscow: Imprimerie de Université Impériale de Moscou. 3: 300pp. 6pls Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp