Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Heterobranchia > Infraclass Euthyneura > Subterclass Tectipleura > Superorder Hygrophila > Superfamily Lymnaeoidea > Family Planorbidae > Subfamily Ancylinae > Tribe Ancylini

Ancylus O. F. Müller, 1773

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Ancylus aduncus A.A. Gould, 1847
Ancylus fluviatilis O.F. Muller, 1774
Ancylus lapicidus Hubendick, 1960
Ancylus scalariformis Stankovic & Radoman, 1953
Ancylus striatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Ancylus tapirulus Polinski, 1929

Literature

original description

Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. [Book]. Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber.

basis of record

Welter-Schultes, F.W. (2012). European non-marine molluscs, a guide for species identification. Planet Poster Editions, Göttingen. A1-A3, 1–679, Q1-Q78.

additional source

Soldatenko, E.V. & Starobogatov, Ya.I. (2004). Genus Ancylus Müller, 1774 (Gastropoda Planorbidae). Ruthenica. 14 (1): 37-56. Moskva [May]. [in Russian].

additional source

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

additional source

Walker, B. (1902). Surface sculpture in Ancylus. The Nautilus. 16(8): 85-88.

additional source

Dall, W. H. (1904). Gundlachia and Ancylus. The Nautilus. 17(9): 97-98.

Genbank

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ancylus O. F. Müller, 1773. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:559196

Ruud A. Bank. Ancylus O. F. Müller, 1773. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/86ac9a95-32fd-4907-9771-6cb677a7d584

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


not marine, not brackish, fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:559196
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:153308

Last modified

2018-11-30 by Ruud A. Bank & by Maxim Vinarski

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