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Acroloxidae

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Kingdom
  
Phylum
  
Rank
  
Family

Scientific name
  
Acroloxidae

Higher classification
  
Acroloxoidea

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Superfamily
  
AcroloxoideaThiele, 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:

  • Acroloxus Beck, 1838 - type genus
  • Ancylastrum Bourguignat, 1853
  • Baicalancylus Starobogatov, 1967
  • Gerstfeldtiancylus Starobogatov, 1989
  • Pseudancylastrum Lindholm, 1909
  • References

    Acroloxidae Wikipedia


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