Amphicyclotulus beauianus

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Amphicyclotulus beauianus
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Shell of Amphicyclotulus beauianus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Cyclophoroidea
Family: Neocyclotidae
Genus: Amphicyclotulus
Species:
A. beauianus
Binomial name
Amphicyclotulus beauianus
(Petit de la Saussaye, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Amphicyclotulus (Cycloblandia) beauianus(Petit de la Saussaye, 1853) alternative representation
  • Amphicyclotus beauianus(Petit de la Saussaye, 1853) (unaccepted combination)
  • Cyclostoma beauianaPetit de la Saussaye, 1853 superseded combination
  • Cyclostoma inornataRedfield, 1854 (junior synonym)

Amphicyclotulus beauianus is a species of tropical land snail with a gill and an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Neocyclotidae. [1]

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This land snail species is vulnerable to the possibility of extinction.

Description

The height of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 10 mm.

(Original description in French) The shell, nearly orbicular in form, is thin and possesses a subtle gloss. It is enveloped by an olive-green epidermis that is nuanced with red or pink hues. The spire is short and obtuse, and the shell consists of roughly four and a half whorls that are almost entirely smooth, exhibiting only faint growth striae. The aperture is circular, with a straight and relatively thin peristome. The umbilicus is notably deep. The operculum is composed of a horny material, is multispiral, and presents a concave exterior surface. [2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to the island of Guadeloupe

References

  1. ↑ Amphicyclotulus beauianus (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853) . 17 March 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. ↑ Petit de la Saussaye, S. (1853). "Descriptions de coquilles nouvelles". Journal de Conchyliologie. 4 (4): 363. Retrieved 17 March 2025.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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