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Acroloxus lacustris

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Species of gastropod

Acroloxus lacustris
Acroloxus lacustris Lake Constance
Two views of a shell of Acroloxus lacustris
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Acroloxidae
Genus: Acroloxus
Species: A. lacustris
Binomial name
Acroloxus lacustris
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Acroloxus velkovrhi Bole, 1965

Acroloxus lacustris, or the lake limpet, is a small freshwater limpet or snail, a species of aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Acroloxidae.

Description

The 4–7 mm. (7 mm long, 3 mm wide and 2 mm high) shell is laterally compressed elongate and limpet-like (no whorls and cone or hat shaped) with a sharp apex twisted to the left The colour is yellowish-grey to brown. The dimensions may vary depending on the substrate surface. On thin plant stems the shells are narrow, and more parallel-sided on leaves and stones they are rather wide oval.

Distribution

Found across Europe to western and central Siberia. The distribution type is Eurosiberian Wide Temperate. This species of freshwater limpet is found in European countries and islands including:

Habitat

Acroloxus lacustris prefers still water. It lives in lakes, rivers, etc.

Conservation status

This species is listed as least concern by the IUCN red list.

It is thought to be extinct in Israel due to habitat loss.

References

  1. Seddon, M.B. (2014). "Acroloxus lacustris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T155692A734716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T155692A734716.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. Linnaeus C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. 10th edition. Vermes. Testacea: 700-781. Holmiae. (Salvius).
  3. "Fresh Water Limpets - Snails and Slugs (Gastropoda)". molluscs.at.
  4. ^ (in Czech) Horsák M., Juřičková L., Beran L., Čejka T. & Dvořák L. (2010). "Komentovaný seznam měkkýšů zjištěných ve volné přírodě České a Slovenské republiky. ". Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, Suppl. 1: 1-37. PDF.
  5. "Acroloxus lacustris (Linnaeus 1758) - Lake limpet". molluscsIreland.
  6. Seddon, M.B. (2014). "Acroloxus lacustris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T155692A734716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T155692A734716.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

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Taxon identifiers
Acroloxus lacustris


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