Amphicyclotulus

Amphicyclotulus is a genus of tropical land snails with gills and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Neocyclotidae (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Amphicyclotulus
Amphicyclotulus amethystinus.
Apertural view of the shell of Amphicyclotulus dominicensis. Width of the shell is 11.8 mm.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Architaenioglossa
Superfamily:	Cyclophoroidea
Family:	Neocyclotidae
Genus:	Amphicyclotulus Kobelt, 1912[1]
Synonyms[2]
Cycloblandia Bartsch, 1942

Species

Species within the genus Amphicyclotulus include:

• Amphicyclotulus amethystinus (Guppy, 1868) - synonym: Amphicyclotulus mineri Bartsch, 1942^[2]
• Amphicyclotulus beauianus (Petit, 1853)
• Amphicyclotulus dominicensis Bartsch, 1942
• Amphicyclotulus guadeloupensis de la Torre, Bartsch & Morrison, 1942^[3]
• Amphicyclotulus liratus Droüet, 1859^[4]
• Amphicyclotulus perplexus de la Torre, Bartsch & Morrison, 1942^[5]
• Amphicyclotulus rufescens^{[citation needed]}
• Amphicyclotulus schrammi (Shuttleworth, 1857)^[2]

See also

• Amphicyclotus is a different genus in the same family Neocyclotidae.

References

1. Kobelt H. W. (1909-1913). Die gedeckelten Lungenschnecken (Cyclotomacea). Dritter Abteilung. Cyclophoridae II. In: Küster H. C. (ed.). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz 1(19:2): 713-984, pls 104-144. Amphicyclotulus is on the page 913.
2. 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
3. Bouchet, P. (1996). Amphicyclotulus guadeloupensis. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 March 2010.
4. Bouchet, P. (1996). Amphicyclotulus liratus. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 March 2010.
5. Bouchet, P. (1996). Amphicyclotulus perplexus. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 March 2010.