# Acroptychia

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**Acroptychia** is a [taxonomic](/source/Taxonomy_(biology)) genus of small to large [tropical](/source/Tropical) land snails with an [operculum](/source/Operculum_(gastropod)), [terrestrial](/source/Terrestrial_molluscs) [gastropod](/source/Gastropod) [mollusks](/source/Mollusk) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Cyclophoridae](/source/Cyclophoridae).[1]

## Species

- *[Acroptychia aequivoca](/source/Acroptychia_aequivoca)* (L. Pfeiffer, 1857)
- *[Acroptychia bathiei](/source/Acroptychia_bathiei)* Fischer-Piette & Bedoucha, 1965
- *[Acroptychia bigoti](/source/Acroptychia_bigoti)* Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & Salvat, 1969
- *[Acroptychia culminans](/source/Acroptychia_culminans)* Fischer-Piette & Bedoucha, 1965
- *[Acroptychia mahafinaritra](/source/Acroptychia_mahafinaritra)* K. C. Emberton, Slapcinsky, C. A. Campbell, Rakotondrazafy, Andriamiarison & J. D. Emberton, 2010
- *[Acroptychia metableta](/source/Acroptychia_metableta)* (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1873)
- *[Acroptychia milloti](/source/Acroptychia_milloti)* Fischer-Piette & Bedoucha, 1965
- *[Acroptychia pauliana](/source/Acroptychia_pauliana)* Fischer-Piette & Bedoucha, 1965
- *[Acroptychia pauper](/source/Acroptychia_pauper)* Fischer-Piette, F. Blanc & Salvat, 1969
- *[Acroptychia pyramidalis](/source/Acroptychia_pyramidalis)* Sykes, 1900
- *[Acroptychia salvati](/source/Acroptychia_salvati)* (Fischer-Piette & Bedoucha, 1965)
- *[Acroptychia tubulare](/source/Acroptychia_tubulare)* (Morelet, 1861)

**Synonyms**

- *Acroptychia albocincta* E. A. Smith, 1893: synonym of *[Boucardicus albocinctus](/source/Boucardicus_albocinctus)* (E. A. Smith, 1893) (original combination)
- *Acroptychia manicata* Crosse & P. Fischer, 1883: synonym of *[Acroptychia aequivoca](/source/Acroptychia_aequivoca)* (L. Pfeiffer, 1857) (junior synonym)
- *Acroptychia metablata* [sic]: synonym of *[Acroptychia metableta](/source/Acroptychia_metableta)* (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1873) (misspelling)
- *Acroptychia notabilis* E. A. Smith, 1892: synonym of *[Boucardicus notabilis](/source/Boucardicus_notabilis)* (E. A. Smith, 1892) (original combination)

## References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acroptychia Crosse & P. Fischer, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine * At: [https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995562](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995562) on 2024-03-17

- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017

## External links

- [Crosse, H. & Fischer, P. (1877). Note sur le nouveau genre Acroptychia de Madagascar. Journal de Conchyliologie. 25: 70](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16223301)
- [Crosse, H. & Fischer, P. (1873). Diagnoses Molluscorum novorum, insulae Madagascar dictae incolarum. Journal de Conchyliologie. 21 (2): 156-159](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15145031)
- [Mabille, J. (1886). Diagnoses testarum novarum. Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris, (7) 10 (3): 123-135; (7) 10 (4): 182-183](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31945887)

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