Ancylus

Ancylus
Temporal range:
Ancylus fluviatilis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Subfamily: Ancylinae
Tribe: Ancylini
Genus: Ancylus
O. F. Müller, 1773
Species

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Synonyms
  • Ancilus O.F. Müller, 1773 (a misspelling of the generic name Ancylus)
  • Pseudancylus Walker, 1921 (junior objective synonym of Ancylus)
  • Velletia (Ancylus) O. F. Müller, 1773 (new combination)

Ancylus is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the tribe Ancylini within the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.

The genus is known throughout the Cenozoic.