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]
| Helisoma anceps | |
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| Helisoma anceps Naturalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Genus: | Helisoma |
| Species: | H. anceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Helisoma anceps | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Planorbella anceps (Menke, 1830) | |
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
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).
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