Anisancylus Explained

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.

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:^{[1] [2]}

• Anisancylus dutrae Santos, 1994
• Anisancylus obliquus Broderip & Sowerby, 1832

Notes and References

1. dos Santos . S. B. . 2003. Estado atual do conhecimento dos ancilídeos na América do Sul (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Basommatophora). Revista de Biología Tropical. 51. 3. 191–223. Redalyc. pt. 29 May 2014.
2. Web site: Anisancylus. Roskov Y.. Kunze T.. Orrell T.. Abucay L.. Paglinawan L.. Culham A.. Bailly N.. Kirk P.. Bourgoin T.. Baillargeon G.. Decock W.. De Wever A.. Didžiulis V. . 2014. Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. 29 May 2014.