''Ancylastrum'' 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 air-breathing freshwater limpets,

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 ...

mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

s in the family

Planorbidae Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family (biology), family of air-breathing freshwater snails, Aquatic animal, aquatic pulmonate gastropod Mollusca, molluscs. Unlike most molluscs, the blood of ram's horn sn ...

, the ram's horn snails and their allies.

Species

The genus ''Ancylastrum'' includes the following species: * ''Ancylastrum cumingianum'' (Bourguignat, 1853) - Australian freshwater limpet * '' Ancylastrum irvinae'' (Petterd, 1888) ;Species inquirenda: * ''

Ancylastrum dextrorsum ''Ancylastrum'' is a genus of air-breathing freshwater limpets, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family (biology), family of air-breathing ...

'' Clessin, 1907 * '' Ancylastrum issykulense'' Clessin, 1907 * '' Ancylastrum ovatum'' Clessin, 1907 * '' Ancylastrum turkestanicum'' Clessin, 1907

References

External links

Bourguignat, J.-R. (1853). Notice sur le genre Ancylus, suivi d'un catalogue synonymique des espèces de ce genre. Journal de Conchyliologie. 4 (1): 55-66; 4 (2): 169-199, pl. 6 figs 9-12

Walker, B. (1921). What is the type of Ancylastrum Bourguignat?. The Nautilus. 35(1): 5-9

Kennard, A. S. & Woodward, B. B. (1925). The type of Ancylastrum is Ancylus fluviatilis Muller. The Nautilus. 38(3): 83-85.

Baker, H. B. (1925). The type of Ancylastrum Bourguignat. The Nautilus. 39(2): 44-47

Dall, W. H. (1926). Note on Ancylastrum. The Nautilus. 39(3): 105

Iredale, T. (1926). The last word on Ancylastrum. The Nautilus. 39(4): 114-115
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