Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Rank Family | Scientific name Acroloxidae Higher classification Acroloxoidea | |
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Superfamily Acroloxoidea
Thiele, 1931 Similar Acroloxus, Gastropods, Molluscs, Acroloxus lacustris, Valvatidae | ||
Acroloxidae, commonly known as river limpets, are a taxonomic family of very small, freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod limpet-like mollusks with a simple flattened conical shell in the clade Hygrophila.
Contents
Acroloxidae is the only family within the superfamily Acroloxoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Distribution
Worldwide.
Anatomy
Pulmones are reduced. Sexual cavity and accessory gills are on the right side.
Genera
Genera within the family Acroloxidae include:
References
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