Kingdom Animalia Family Haplotrematidae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus | Superfamily Rhytidoidea Scientific name Ancotrema Higher classification Haplotrematidae | |
Similar Ancotrema sportella, Haplotrema, Vespericola, Haplotrema vancouverense, Cryptomastix |
Ancotrema snail possibly oregon lancetooth
Ancotrema is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Haplotrematidae.
This genus is sometimes considered to be a subgenus of Haplotrema. Haplotrema and Ancotrema cannot be distinguished only on the basis of their shells, but can be distinguished on the basis of their detailed internal anatomy.
The genus Ancotrema contains the following species:
References
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