Amphicyclotulus rufescens


Amphicyclotulus rufescens is a species of tropical land snail with a gill and an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Neocyclotidae.

Description

The shell, nearly orbicular in outline and predominantly reddish in coloration, possesses a short spire composed of four rounded whorls. These whorls exhibit spiral ridges and striations, with the ridges displaying crenulations. The suture is deeply impressed. The aperture is circular, defined by a thin, sharp peritreme. The umbilicus is notably large.

Distribution

This Caribbean species is endemic to the island of Martinique.