Helisoma anceps
Appearance
Helisoma anceps | |
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Helisoma anceps Naturalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Superorder: | Hygrophila |
Family: | Planorbidae |
Genus: | Helisoma |
Species: | H. anceps
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Binomial name | |
Helisoma anceps | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Planorbella anceps (Menke, 1830) |
Helisoma anceps,[2] common name the two-ridge rams-horn, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed from Mexico, through the Central United States, to central Canada.[2]
It was introduced to Europe.[2]
See also
[edit]- List of non-marine molluscs of Mexico
- List of non-marine molluscs of the United States
- List of non-marine mollusks of the Indiana Dunes
References
[edit]- ^ Menke C. T. (1830). Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus. Editio altera, auctior et emendatior. pp. I-XVI, 1-168. Pyrmonti. (Uslar).
- ^ a b c d "Species summary for Helisoma anceps". AnimalBase, last modified 25 March 2011, accessed 7 September 2011.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2011). Helisoma anceps (Menke, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159871 on 2011-04-28
Further reading
[edit]- Turgeon D. D., et al. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
External links
[edit]"Planorbella anceps". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).