Amphicyclotulus perplexus
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Species of gastropod
| Amphicyclotulus perplexus | |
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| Shell of Amphicyclotulus perplexus (holotype at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Cyclophoroidea |
| Family: | Neocyclotidae |
| Genus: | Amphicyclotulus |
| Species: | A. perplexus
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphicyclotulus perplexus de la Torre, Bartsch & Morrison, 1942
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Amphicyclotulus (Amphicyclotulus) perplexus Bartsch, 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
[edit ]The height of the shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 11.5 mm.
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Distribution
[edit ]This species is endemic to the island of Guadeloupe, West Indies.
References
[edit ]- ^ 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.
- ^ Amphicyclotulus perplexus Bartsch, 1942. 17 March 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
External links
[edit ]- 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.
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- ^ Charles, L. (2016). "Inventaire de mollusques terrestres de Guadeloupe, Petites Antilles: données préliminaires". Journal MalaCo. 12: 49.