''Amphicyclotulus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of tropical

land snail A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...

s with

gill A gill () is a respiratory organ that many aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are ...

s and an operculum,

terrestrial Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth. Terrestrial may also refer to: * Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to ...

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

s in the family

Neocyclotidae Neocyclotidae is a family of tropical land snails with gills and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the informal group Architaenioglossa belonging to the clade Caenogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouche ...

(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Species

Species within the genus ''Amphicyclotulus'' include: * ''

Amphicyclotulus amethystinus ''Amphicyclotulus amethystinus'' is a species of tropical land snail with a gill and an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, a terrestrial animal, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Neocyclotidae. Shell description The gastropod shell, s ...

'' (Guppy, 1868) - synonym: ''Amphicyclotulus mineri'' Bartsch, 1942 * ''

Amphicyclotulus beauianus ''Amphicyclotulus'' is a genus of tropical land snails with gills and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Neocyclotidae (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Species Species within th ...

'' (Petit, 1853) * ''

Amphicyclotulus dominicensis ''Amphicyclotulus dominicensis'' is a species of tropical land snail with a gill and an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Neocyclotidae. Distribution This species is endemic to the West Indian island of Dominica.Robin ...

'' Bartsch, 1942 * ''

Amphicyclotulus guadeloupensis ''Amphicyclotulus guadeloupensis'' was a species of tropical land snail with a gill and an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Neocyclotidae. This species was endemic to Guadeloupe. This land snail is now extinct Ext ...

'' de la Torre, Bartsch & Morrison, 1942 * ''

Amphicyclotulus liratus ''Amphicyclotulus liratus'' is a species of tropical land snail with a gill and an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Neocyclotidae. This land snail species is vulnerable to the possibility of extinction. Distribution T ...

'' Droüet, 1859 * ''

Amphicyclotulus perplexus ''Amphicyclotulus perplexus'' is a species of tropical land snail with a gill and an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Neocyclotidae. This land snail species is vulnerable to the possibility of extinction. Distribution ...

'' de la Torre, Bartsch & Morrison, 1942Bouchet, P. (1996). ''Amphicyclotulus perplexus''. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. . Downloaded on 25 March 2010. * ''

Amphicyclotulus rufescens ''Amphicyclotulus'' is a genus of tropical land snails with gills and an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Neocyclotidae (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Species Species within th ...

'' * ''

Amphicyclotulus schrammi ''Amphicyclotulus schrammi'' is a species of tropical land snail with a gill and an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Neocyclotidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Amphicyclotulus schrammi (Shuttleworth, 1857). ...

'' (Shuttleworth, 1857)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4748241 Neocyclotidae

Species

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