Anisancylus
Genus of gastropods
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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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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Tribe: | Ancylini |
| Genus: | Anisancylus Pilsbry & Vanatta 1924[1] |
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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:[2][3]
- Anisancylus dutrae Santos, 1994
- Anisancylus obliquus Broderip & Sowerby, 1832
