Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
This species is often found on grasses in the spray
zone of waterfalls
,
as well as on rocks in rivers
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) [more info]
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:
Hygrophila
()
- Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
- Suborder:
Basommatophora
()
- Keferstein, in Bronn, 1864
- Superfamily:
Planorboidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Planorbidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus:
Ancylus
()
- Müller, 1774
- Specific name:
aduncus
- A.A. Gould, 1847
- Scientific name: - Ancylus aduncus A.A. Gould, 1847
- Specific name:
aduncus
- A.A. Gould, 1847
- Genus:
Ancylus
(
- Family:
Planorbidae
(
- Superfamily:
Planorboidea
(
- Suborder:
Basommatophora
(
- Order:
Hygrophila
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
This species has often been placed in synonym with the widespread
European river
limpet Ancylus fluviatilis. The current
status of this taxon
is uncertain as the Madeiran populations were
not examined by Albrecht et al.
(2006), in their review of the phylogeny and taxonomic
status of
the river freshwater limpets in Europe. Several different species
were recognised within the European river limpet Ancylus fluviatilis,
some of which have a species name
, other clades were more difficult
to assign to a species name.
[1].
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Ancylus
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More Info
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Further Reading
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- Annual report on the New York State Museum of Natural History. Albany, Regents of the University of the State of New York. url p. 53.
- Bibliography of North American conchology previous to the year 1860: prepared for the Smithsonian Institution / by W. G. Binney. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1863-1864. url p. 507, p. 538.
- Otia conchologica: descriptions of shells and mollusks from 1839 to 1862 / by Augustus A. Gould, M.D. Boston: Gould and Lincoln, 1862. url p. 100, p. 247, p. 41.
- Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. Boston [etc.]Boston Society of Natural History. url p. 210, p. 265.
- Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 5 1864 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 507.
- Testacea Atlantica, or the land and freshwater shells of the Azores, Madeiras, Salvages, Canaries, Cape Verdes, and Saint Helena, by T. Vernon Wollaston. London, L. Reeve & co., 1878. url p. 583.
- United States exploring expedition. During the year 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N... Philadelphia: Printed by C. Sherman, 1844-74. url , p. 125.
Notes
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Contributors
- Albrecht, C. & Seddon, M. 2011. Ancylus aduncus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16192242
- IUCN ID: 191039
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2325236
Footnotes
- Albrecht, C. & Seddon, M. 2011. Ancylus aduncus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
