Amphicyclotulus

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]
Amphicyclotulus (Amphicyclotulus)Kobelt, 1912 · alternative representation Amphicyclotulus (Cycloblandia)Bartsch, 1942 · alternative representation

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). ^[3]

Species

Species within the genus Amphicyclotulus include:

• Amphicyclotulus amethystinus (Guppy, 1868)
• Amphicyclotulus beauianus (Petit, 1853)
• Amphicyclotulus dominicensis Bartsch, 1942
• Amphicyclotulus guadeloupensis de la Torre, Bartsch & Morrison, 1942 ^[4]
• Amphicyclotulus martinicensis (Shuttleworth, 1857)
• Amphicyclotulus mineri Bartsch, 1942
• Amphicyclotulus perplexus de la Torre, Bartsch & Morrison, 1942 ^[5]
• Amphicyclotulus rufescens (G. B. Sowerby I, 1843)
• Amphicyclotulus portoricensis (O. Boettger, 1887)
• Amphicyclotulus schrammi (Shuttleworth, 1857) ^[2]

Synonyms

• Amphicyclotulus acutiliratus(Drouët, 1859): synonym of Amphicyclotulus rufescens (G. B. Sowerby I, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
• Amphicyclotulus liratusDroüet, 1859 ^[6] : synonym of Amphicyclotulus martinicensis (Shuttleworth, 1857) (junior subjective synonym)

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 Chemnitz1(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 Mededelingen83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13
3. MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Amphicyclotulus Kobelt, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996590 on 2025-03-16
4. 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.
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.
6. 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.