Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Planorbidae Rank Genus | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Planorboidea Subfamily Planorbinae | |
Similar Burnupia, Ancylini, Chilina, Ferrissia, Ancylus | ||
Anisancylus is a genus of small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.
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Anatomy
These animals have a pallial lung, as do all pulmonate snails, but they also have a false gill or "pseudobranch" which can serve perfectly well as a gill when they are unable to reach the surface for air.
Species
Species within the genus Anisancylus include:
References
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