Amphicyclotus gayi

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Amphicyclotus gayi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Cyclophoroidea
Family: Neocyclotidae
Genus: Amphicyclotus
Species:
A. gayi
Binomial name
Amphicyclotus gayi
(Hupée, 1854)
Synonyms

Cyclostoma gayiHupée, 1854 (original combination)

Amphicyclotus gayi is a species of tropical land snails with gills and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Neocyclotidae. [1]

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Description

The height of the shell attains 1 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.

(Original description in Spanish) This small, somewhat discoidal, thick shell consists of three rounded, convex whorls. It features a barely perceptible obtuse keel above and a distinct keel medially on the outer side of the body whorl. The spire is obtuse, with deep sutures.

The aperture is large, rounded, and entire, with sharp edges slightly thickened internally by a vitreous deposit. The umbilicus is small and rounded.

The shell is uniformly ferruginous brown, and the aperture is whitish inside. The operculum is thin and corneous. [2]

Distribution

This species was found in northern Chile. It is missing, presumed lost. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Amphicyclotus gayi (Hupée, 1854) . 19 March 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. ↑ Gay, Claudio; Johnston, Ivan Murray (1854). Historia fisica y politica de Chile segun documentos adquiridos en esta republica durante doce anos de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del supremo gobierno [Physical and political history of Chile according to documents acquired in this republic during twelve years of residence in it and published under the auspices of the supreme government] (in Spanish). Paris: The Natural History Museum of Santiago, Chile. p. 117. Retrieved 19 March 2025.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ Kobelt, W. (1902). Das Tierreich. Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen. 16. Lieferung. Mollusca. Cyclophoridae. Das Tierreich. XXXIX. Berlin: R. Friedländer. p. 252. Retrieved 19 March 2025.


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