''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic

pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...

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mollusks in the tribe

Ancylini Ancylini is a tribe of small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies. This tribe used to be treated as a family; the current taxonomic placement w ...

within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014). Ancylus O. F. Müller, 1773. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559196 on 2014-11-15 The genus is known throughout the

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Species

Species in the genus ''Ancylus'' include: * '' Ancylus aduncus'' A. A. Gould, 1847"Species in genus ''Ancylus'' (n=6)"
AnimalBase, accessed 7 July 2012. * † ''

Ancylus alutae ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014 ...

'' Jekelius, 1932 * '' Ancylus ashangiensis'' Brown, 1965 * '' Ancylus benoitianus'' Bourguignat, 1862 * † '' Ancylus bourgeoisi'' Deshayes, 1863 * † ''

Ancylus boyeri ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (201 ...

'' Noulet, 1867 * † ''

Ancylus braunii ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. ( ...

'' Dunker, 1853 * '' Ancylus capuloides'' Jan in Porro, 1838 * † ''

Ancylus cestasensis ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (201 ...

'' Peyrot, 1932 * † ''

Ancylus depressus ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (201 ...

'' Deshayes, 1824 * † ''

Ancylus dumasi ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (201 ...

'' Fontannes, 1884 * † ''

Ancylus elegans ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (201 ...

'' J. de C. Sowerby, 1826 * ''

Ancylus expansilabris ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (201 ...

'' Clessin, 1881 * ''

Ancylus fluviatilis The river limpet (''Ancylus fluviatilis'') is a species of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpet, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies. Des ...

'' Müller, 1774 - the type species * † ''

Ancylus hungaricus ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (201 ...

'' Brusina, 1902 * ''

Ancylus lapicidus ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (201 ...

'' Hubendick, 1960 * † ''

Ancylus lyelli ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (201 ...

'' Maillard, 1892 * † ''

Ancylus moravicus ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (201 ...

'' Rzehak, 1893 * † ''

Ancylus ninghaiensis ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (201 ...

'' Youluo, 1978 * † ''

Ancylus parmophorus ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (201 ...

'' de Stefani, 1880 * ''

Ancylus pileolus ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014 ...

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Ancylus recurvus ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014 ...

'' Martens, 1873 * '' Ancylus regularis'' Brown, 1973Van Damme D. (2010)
''Ancylus regularis''
In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. . Downloaded on 7 July 2012. * '' Ancylus rupicola'' Boubée, 1832 * † '' Ancylus saucatsensis'' Peyrot, 1932 (?) * '' Ancylus scalariformis'' Stankovic & Radoman, 1953 * † '' Ancylus serbicus'' Brusina, 1893 * ''

Ancylus striatus ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014 ...

'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 * '' Ancylus subcircularis'' Clessin, 1880 * † ''

Ancylus subcostatus ''Ancylus'' is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. ( ...

'' Benoist, 1873 * '' Ancylus tapirulus'' Polinski, 1929 ;Synonyms: * † ''Ancylus croaticus'' Brusina, 1902: synonym of † '' Acroloxus croaticus'' (Brusina, 1902) * † ''Ancylus decussatus'' Reuss in Reuss & Meyer, 1849: synonym of †''

Acroloxus decussatus ''Acroloxus'' is a genus of very small, air-breathing, freshwater snails, or more precisely limpets, aquatic pulmonate gastropods in the family Acroloxidae. Species Species in the genus ''Acroloxus'' include: * ''Acroloxus coloradensis'' J. H ...

'' (Reuss in Reuss & Meyer, 1849) * † ''Ancylus deperditolacustris'' Gottschick, 1911: synonym of † '' Acroloxus deperditolacustris'' (Gottschick, 1911) * † ''Ancylus deperditus'' (Desmarest, 1814): synonym of † '' Ferrissia deperdita'' (Desmarest, 1814) * ''Ancylus drouetianus'' Bourguignat, 1862: synonym of ''

Williamia gussoni ''Williamia'' is a genus of small sea snails or false limpets, marine pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Siphonariidae, the false (air-breathing) limpets.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Williamia Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World ...

'' (Costa O. G., 1829) * ''Ancylus fuscus'' C. B. Adams, 1840: synonym of ''

Laevapex fuscus ''Laevapex fuscus'', the dusky ancylid, is a species of small, freshwater, air-breathing limpet, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies. Geographic distribution ...

'' (C. B. Adams, 1840) * ''Ancylus gibbosus'' Bourguignat, 1862: synonym of ''

'' (Costa O. G., 1829) * ''Ancylus gussonii'' O. G. Costa, 1829: synonym of '' Williamia gussonii'' (O. G. Costa, 1829) * † ''Ancylus illyricus'' Neumayr, 1880: synonym of †'' Ferrissia illyrica'' (Neumayr, 1880) * † ''Ancylus involutus'' Pavlović, 1903: synonym of † '' Acroloxus involutus'' (Pavlović, 1903) * † ''Ancylus michaudi'' Locard, 1878: synonym of † '' Acroloxus michaudi'' (Locard, 1878) * † ''Ancylus neumayri'' Fontannes, 1881: synonym of †'' Ferrissia neumayri'' (Fontannes, 1881) * ''Ancylus patelloides'' I. Lea, 1856: synonym of ''

Lanx patelloides A ''lanx'' (Latin for dish) was a large ancient Roman serving platter.Lysons, Daniel & Lysons, Samuel"Antiquities: British and Roman" Magna Britannia vol 5, 1817, pp. CCIII-CCXVIII. Accessed November 26, 2007. Particularly ornamented ones were used ...

'' (I. Lea, 1856) * † ''Ancylus pontileviensis'' Morgan, 1920: synonym of † '' Ferrissia pontileviensis'' (Morgan, 1920) * † ''Ancylus wittmanni'' Schlickum, 1964: synonym of † '' Ferrissia wittmanni'' (Schlickum, 1964)

Cladogram

A cladogram based on sequences of mitochondrial

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and cytochrome-c oxidase I (COI) genes showing phylogenic relations of ''Ancylus'' by Albrecht et al. (2006):Albrecht C., Trajanovski S., Kuhn K., Streit B. & Wilke T. (2006). "Rapid evolution of an ancient lake species flock: Freshwater limpets (Gastropoda: Ancylidae) in the Balkan Lake Ohrid". '' Organisms Diversity & Evolution'' 6(4): 294-307. .

Species

Cladogram

References

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