Amphicyclotulus dominicensis

Amphicyclotulus dominicensis
Apical view of a shell of Amphicyclotulus dominicensis. Width of the shell is 13.2 mm.
Apertural view of a 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
Species:	A. dominicensis
Binomial name
Amphicyclotulus dominicensis Bartsch, 1942 [1]
Synonyms [2]
Cyclotus amethystinus var. α Guppy, 1868 (in part)

Amphicyclotulus dominicensis is a species of tropical land snail with a gill and an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Neocyclotidae. ^[3]

Distribution of Amphicyclotulus dominicensis (one blue dot) and Amphicyclotulus amethystinus (green dots) in Dominica.

Distribution

This species is endemic to the West Indian island of Dominica. ^[4]

The type locality is Long Dilton, Dominica. ^{[1] [4]} The holotype is in National Museum of Natural History under number 535857. ^[4]

Shell description

Amphicyclotulus dominicensis has spiral cords which are clearly visible and raised. ^[4]

There are only two species in the genus Amphicyclotulus in Dominica. ^[4] The other species is Amphicyclotulus amethystinus , which has either no spiral threads or ones that are only weakly present. ^[4]

Amphicyclotulus dominicensis is smaller than the Amphicyclotulus amethystinus. ^[4] Amphicyclotulus dominicensis is more coarsely sculptured and has a higher spire. ^[4] It has been found on the leeward and windward sides of the island of Dominica, at low elevations only. ^[4]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference. ^[4]

1. Bartsch P. (1942). "The cyclophorid mollusks of the West Indies, exclusive of Cuba": 43-141. page 57, pl. 10 fig. 9-11. In: Torre C. de la, Bartsch P. & Morrison J. P. E. (1942). "The cyclophorid operculate land mollusks of America". Bulletin United States National Museum 181: 1-306, pls 1-42.
2. Guppy R. J. L. (1868). "On the terrestrial mollusks of Dominica and Grenada, with an account of some new species from Trinidad". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)1: 429-442.
3. Amphicyclotulus dominicensis Bartsch, 1942 . 17 March 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
4. 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 Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine