''Acroloxus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of very small, air-breathing,

freshwater snail Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks that live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs t ...

s, or more precisely

limpets Limpets are a group of aquatic snails with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot. This general category of conical shell is known as "patelliform" (dish-shaped). Existing within the class Gastropoda, limpets are a po ...

aquatic Aquatic means relating to water; living in or near water or taking place in water; does not include groundwater, as "aquatic" implies an environment where plants and animals live. Aquatic(s) may also refer to: * Aquatic animal, either vertebrate ...

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 inclu ...

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

s in the family

Acroloxidae Acroloxidae, commonly known as river limpets, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family of very small, freshwater snails, Aquatic animal, aquatic pulmonate gastropod limpet-like mollusks with a simple flattened conical gastropod shell, shell in ...

Species

Species in the genus ''Acroloxus'' include: * ''

Acroloxus coloradensis The Rocky Mountain capshell (''Acroloxus coloradensis'') is a species of freshwater snail in the family Acroloxidae, the river limpets. It is the only member of the family found in North America.Anderson, TRocky Mountain Capshell Snail (''Acrolox ...

'' J. Henderson, 1930 -

Rocky Mountain capshell The Rocky Mountain capshell (''Acroloxus coloradensis'') is a species of freshwater snail in the family Acroloxidae, the river limpets. It is the only member of the family found in North America.Anderson, TRocky Mountain Capshell Snail (''Acrolox ...

* ''

Acroloxus egirdirensis ''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. Hen ...

'' Shirokaya, 2012 * ''

Acroloxus improvisus ''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. Hen ...

'' Polinski, 1929 * ''

Acroloxus lacustris ''Acroloxus lacustris'', or the lake limpet, is a small freshwater limpet or snail, a species of aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Acroloxidae. Description The 4–7 mm. (7 mm long, 3 mm wide and 2 mm high) shell is l ...

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Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...

) - Lake limpet * ''

Acroloxus macedonicus ''Acroloxus'' ''macedonicus'' is a critically endangered species of very small freshwater snail in the family Acroloxidae. Distribution This species occurs in Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country ...

'' Hadžišce, 1959 * ''

Acroloxus pseudolacustris ''Acroloxus pseudolacustris'' is a species of very small freshwater snail, which because of their shape are known as limpets, aquatic pulmonate gastropods in the family Acroloxidae. Distribution This freshwater limpet is endemic to Gīlān Prov ...

'', Glöer & Pešić, 2012 * ''

Acroloxus tetensi ''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. Hen ...

'' (Kušcer, 1832)

References

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