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Amphicyclus Bell, 1884

AphiaID

241372 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:241372)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Amphicyclus japonicus Bell, 1884 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Cucumariidae Ludwig, 1894

Direct children (3)

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Species Amphicyclus japonicus Bell, 1884
Species Amphicyclus mortenseni Heding & Panning, 1954
Species Amphicyclus thomsoni (Hutton, 1879)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Bell, F. J. 1884. Studies on the Holothuroidea. III. On Amphicyclus, a new genus of dendrochirotous holothurians, and its bearing on the classification of the family. Proceedings Zoological Society London. 1884: 253-258., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1884.tb02830.x [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Amphicyclus Bell, 1884. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241372 on 2026-07-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-07-03 13:16:59Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2012-11-14 00:49:53Z

checked

Paulay, Gustav

2013-06-10 06:35:23Z

changed

Paulay, Gustav

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Nomenclature

original description Bell, F. J. 1884. Studies on the Holothuroidea. III. On Amphicyclus, a new genus of dendrochirotous holothurians, and its bearing on the classification of the family. Proceedings Zoological Society London. 1884: 253-258., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1884.tb02830.x [details]