Amphicyclotulus dominicensis

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Amphicyclotulus dominicensis
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Apical view of a shell of Amphicyclotulus dominicensis. Width of the shell is 13.2 mm.
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Apertural view of a shell of Amphicyclotulus dominicensis. Width of the shell is 11.8 mm.
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. 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.

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Distribution of Amphicyclotulus dominicensis (one blue dot) and Amphicyclotulus amethystinus (green dots) in Dominica. Amphicyclotulus amethystinus and Amphicyclotulus dominicensis map.png
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. [3]

The type locality is Long Dilton, Dominica. [1] [3] The holotype is in National Museum of Natural History under number 535857. [3]

Shell description

Amphicyclotulus dominicensis has spiral cords which are clearly visible and raised. [3]

There are only two species in the genus Amphicyclotulus in Dominica. [3] The other species is Amphicyclotulus amethystinus , which has either no spiral threads or ones that are only weakly present. [3]

Amphicyclotulus dominicensis is smaller than the Amphicyclotulus amethystinus. [3] Amphicyclotulus dominicensis is more coarsely sculptured and has a higher spire. [3] It has been found on the leeward and windward sides of the island of Dominica, at low elevations only. [3]

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References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference. [3]

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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