''Pleuroploca'' is a
genus
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of very large
predatory
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sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s with an
operculum,
marine gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
family
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Fasciolariidae
Fasciolariidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species in Fasciolariidae are commonly known as tulip snails and spindle snails.
The family Fasciolariidae most likely appeared ...
, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroploca P. Fischer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204742 on 2012-08-25]
Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species
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(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Pleuroplaca'' :
WoRMS : Pleuroplaca; accession date : 10 September 2010
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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
''Triplofusus giganteus'', commonly known as the Florida horse conch, or the giant horse conch, is a species of extremely large predatory subtropical and tropical sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle s ...
'' (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
Snyder, M.A. (2003) ''Catalogue of the marine gastropod family Fasciolariidae''. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Special Publication, 21, iii + 1–431
* Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) ''The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae)''. Basteria 76(1-3): 31-70.
Fasciolariidae
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