Camptoceras Explained

Camptoceras is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails with sinistral shells, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Campoceras include:

• Camptoceras austeni H. F. Blanford, 1871
• Camptoceras hirasei Walker, 1919^[2]
• Camptoceras terebra Benson, 1843

Synonyms:

• Camptoceras jiraponi Hubendick, 1967: synonym of Culmenella jiraponi (Hubendick, 1967) (original combination)
• Camptoceras lineatum H. F. Blanford, 1871: synonym of Culmenella lineata (H. F. Blanford, 1871)
• Camptoceras obtusum Godwin-Austin, 1882 †: synonym of Camptoceratops priscus (Godwin-Austen, 1882) †
• Camptoceras priscum Godwin-Austen, 1882 †: synonym of Camptoceratops priscus (Godwin-Austen, 1882) † (original combination)
• Camptoceras rezvoji Lindholm, 1929 is a synonym for Culmenella rezvoji (Lindholm, 1929)^[3]
• Camptoceras subspinosum Annandale & Prashad, 1920: synonym of Culmenella subspinosa (Annandale & Prashad, 1920) (original combination)

External links

• Benson, W. H. (1843). Description of Camptoceras, a new genus of the Lymnaeadae, allied to Ancylus, and of Tricula, a new type of form allied to Melania. Calcutta Journal of Natural History, and Miscellany of the Arts and Sciences in India. 3(12): 465–468.
• Benson, W. H. (1855). Amended characters of the singular lymneadous genus Camptoceras, and description of a new Ancylus, inhabitants of North-western India. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 15(85): 9-13

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Camptoceras Benson, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1013023 on 2021-06-09
2. Mollusc Specialist Group . 1996 . Camptoceras hirasei . 1996 . e.T3720A10037855 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3720A10037855.en . 17 November 2021.
3. Vinarski, M.V. . 2011 . Culmenella rezvoji . 2011 . e.T3721A10038816 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T3721A10038816.en . 17 November 2021.