Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 651 meters (0 to 2,136 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order:
Pulmonata
()
- Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
- Suborder:
Basommatophora
()
- Keferstein, in Bronn, 1864
- Superfamily:
Planorboidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Planorbidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus:
Anisus
()
- Studer, 1820
- Specific name:
vorticulus
- (Troschel, 1834)
- Scientific name: - Anisus vorticulus (Troschel, 1834)
- Specific name:
vorticulus
- (Troschel, 1834)
- Genus:
Anisus
(
- Family:
Planorbidae
(
- Superfamily:
Planorboidea
(
- Suborder:
Basommatophora
(
- Order:
Pulmonata
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Anisus
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Further Reading
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- Threatened non-marine molluscs of Europe Council of Europe url p. 128, p. 143, p. 156, p. 5, p. 78, p. 80.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 30, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- European Environment Agency, EUNIS
- NLBIF, Limnodata
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland - Mollusc
- data for Great Britain and Ireland
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register - England.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5448004
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16060349
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 633761
Footnotes
- Mean = 8.910 meters (29.232 feet), Standard Deviation = 52.910 based on 1,150 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
