Amphicyclotulus perplexus

Amphicyclotulus perplexus
Shell of Amphicyclotulus perplexus (holotype at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution)
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Architaenioglossa
Superfamily:	Cyclophoroidea
Family:	Neocyclotidae
Genus:	Amphicyclotulus
Species:	A. perplexus
Binomial name
Amphicyclotulus perplexus de la Torre, Bartsch & Morrison, 1942
Synonyms
Amphicyclotulus (Amphicyclotulus) perplexusBartsch, 1942 alternative representation

Amphicyclotulus perplexus is a species of tropical land snail with a gill and an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Neocyclotidae. ^[2]

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 11.5 mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic to the island of Guadeloupe, West Indies.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (1996). "Amphicyclotulus perplexus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996 e.T1166A3300905. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1166A3300905.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Amphicyclotulus perplexus Bartsch, 1942 . 17 March 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .

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External links

• Bartsch, P. (1942). "The cyclophorid mollusks of the West Indies, exclusive of Cuba. In: de la Torre, C.; Bartsch, P.; Morrison, J. P. E. The cyclophorid operculate land mollusks of America". United States National Museum Bulletin. 181 (2): 58. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

1. Charles, L. (2016). "Inventaire de mollusques terrestres de Guadeloupe, Petites Antilles: données préliminaires". Journal MalaCo. 12: 49.