Traits taxon details
Ancylus O. F. Müller, 1773
559196 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:559196)
accepted
Genus
Ancylus fluviatilis O. F. Müller, 1774 (type by subsequent designation)
Pseudancylus B. Walker, 1921 · unaccepted (junior objective synonym of...)
junior objective synonym of Ancylus
Velletia (Ancylus) O. F. Müller, 1773 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Ancylus aduncus A. Gould, 1847
- Species Ancylus alutae Jekelius, 1932 †
- Species Ancylus ashangiensis D. S. Brown, 1965
- Species Ancylus benoitianus Bourguignat, 1862
- Species Ancylus boettgeri Zinndorf, 1901 †
- Species Ancylus bourgeoisi Deshayes, 1863 †
- Species Ancylus boyeri Noulet, 1868 †
- Species Ancylus braunii Dunker, 1853 †
- Species Ancylus capuloides Jan, 1838
- Species Ancylus cestasensis Peyrot, 1933 †
- Species Ancylus depressus Deshayes, 1824 †
- Species Ancylus dumasi Fontannes, 1884 †
- Species Ancylus elegans J. De C. Sowerby, 1826 †
- Species Ancylus expansilabris Clessin, 1880
- Species Ancylus fluviatilis O. F. Müller, 1774
- Species Ancylus hamacenicus Bourguignat, 1883
- Species Ancylus hungaricus Brusina, 1902 †
- Species Ancylus lapicidus Hubendick, 1960
- Species Ancylus lyelli Maillard, 1892 †
- Species Ancylus moravicus Rzehak, 1893 †
- Species Ancylus naumiensis Glöer & Pešić, 2023
- Species Ancylus parmophorus De Stefani, 1880 †
- Species Ancylus pileolus A. Férussac, 1822
- Species Ancylus recurvus E. von Martens, 1873
- Species Ancylus regularis D. S. Brown, 1973
- Species Ancylus saucatsensis Peyrot, 1933 †
- Species Ancylus scalariformis Stankovič & Radoman, 1953
- Species Ancylus serbicus Brusina, 1893 †
- Species Ancylus striatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
- Species Ancylus subcircularis Clessin, 1880
- Species Ancylus subcostatus Benoist, 1874 †
- Species Ancylus tapirulus Poliński, 1929
- Subgenus Ancylus (Acroloxus) H. Beck, 1838 accepted as Acroloxus H. Beck, 1838 (original rank)
- Species Ancylus (Acroloxus) deperditolacustris Gottschick, 1911 † accepted as Acroloxus deperditolacustris (Gottschick, 1911) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Acroloxus is considered a separate genus)
- Subgenus Ancylus (Ancylastrum) Bourguignat, 1853 accepted as Ancylastrum Bourguignat, 1853
- Species Ancylus (Ancylastrum) obtusus Rzehak, 1893 † accepted as Ancylus moravicus Rzehak, 1893 † (subjective synonym)
- Species Ancylus (Ancylastrum) simplex (Buc'hoz, 1771) accepted as Ancylus fluviatilis O. F. Müller, 1774 (unavailable; Buc'hoz was not a binominal author)
- Species Ancylus (Ancylastrum) subtilis Penecke, 1891 † accepted as Ferrissia deperdita (Desmarest, 1814) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Ancylus (Ancylastrum) cestasensis Peyrot, 1933 † represented as Ancylus cestasensis Peyrot, 1933 †
- Species Ancylus (Ancylastrum) moravicus Rzehak, 1893 † represented as Ancylus moravicus Rzehak, 1893 †
- Subgenus Ancylus (Velletia) Gray, 1840 accepted as Acroloxus H. Beck, 1838
- Species Ancylus (Velletia) arenarius Cossmann, 1889 † accepted as Acroloxus arenarius (Cossmann, 1889) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus (Velletia) boettgeri Zinndorf, 1901 † represented as Ancylus boettgeri Zinndorf, 1901 †
- Species Ancylus berellensis de Laubrière & Carez, 1881 † accepted as Acroloxus berellensis (de Laubrière & Carez, 1881) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus coloradensis J. Henderson, 1930 accepted as Acroloxus coloradensis (J. Henderson, 1930) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus cretaceus Tausch, 1886 † accepted as Ancylina cretacea (Tausch, 1886) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus croaticus Brusina, 1902 † accepted as Acroloxus croaticus (Brusina, 1902) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus decussatus Reuss, 1849 † accepted as Acroloxus decussatus (Reuss, 1849) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus deperditus Desmarest, 1814 † accepted as Ferrissia deperdita (Desmarest, 1814) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus dimici Brusina, 1902 † accepted as Ferrissia dimici (Brusina, 1902) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus dogei Maillard, 1892 † accepted as Ancylus lyelli Maillard, 1892 † (subjective synonym)
- Species Ancylus dutemplei Deshayes, 1863 † accepted as Acroloxus dutemplei (Deshayes, 1863) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus fragilis Tryon, 1863 accepted as Ferrissia fragilis (Tryon, 1863) accepted as Ferrissia californica (Rowell, 1863)
- Species Ancylus fuscus C. B. Adams, 1840 accepted as Laevapex fuscus (C. B. Adams, 1840) (original combination)
- Species Ancylus illyricus Neumayr, 1880 † accepted as Ferrissia illyrica (Neumayr, 1880) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus involutus Pavlović, 1903 † accepted as Acroloxus involutus (Pavlović, 1903) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus latus F. E. Edwards, 1852 † accepted as Milax latus (F. E. Edwards, 1852) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus matheroni de Boissy, 1848 † accepted as Acroloxus matheroni (de Boissy, 1848) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus michaudi Locard, 1878 † accepted as Acroloxus michaudi (Locard, 1878) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus neumayri Fontannes, 1880 † accepted as Ferrissia neumayri (Fontannes, 1880) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus newberryi I. Lea, 1858 accepted as Lanx patelloides (I. Lea, 1856)
- Species Ancylus ninghaiensis Youluo, 1978 † (unaccepted > unavailable name)
- Species Ancylus oblongus Clessin, 1912 † accepted as Ferrissia deperdita oblonga (Clessin, 1912) † (superseded rank and combination)
- Species Ancylus pontileviensis de Morgan, 1920 † accepted as Ferrissia pontileviensis (de Morgan, 1920) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus radiatus A. d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Anisancylus obliquus (Broderip, 1833) (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Ancylus radiatus Guilding, 1828; A. gayanus is a replacement name)
- Species Ancylus rivularis Say, 1817 accepted as Ferrissia rivularis (Say, 1817) (original combination)
- Species Ancylus senckenbergianus O. Boettger, 1877 † accepted as Ferrissia deperdita (Desmarest, 1814) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Ancylus striatus Webb & Bethelot, 1833 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Ancylus undulatus Meek, 1870 † accepted as Lanx undulata (Meek, 1870) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus vetustus Tausch, 1886 † accepted as Ancylina cretacea (Tausch, 1886) † (subjective synonym)
- Species Ancylus wittmanni Schlickum, 1964 † accepted as Ferrissia wittmanni (Schlickum, 1964) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Ancylus jani Bourguignat, 1853 represented as Ancylus capuloides Jan, 1838 (misspelling of original name, Ancylus janii Bourguignat, 1853)
- Species Ancylus acutus Bronn, 1831 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Ancylus antediluvianus Bourguignat, 1869 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Ancylus desnoyersi Bourguignat, 1869 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Ancylus platylenus Bourguignat, 1862 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Ancylus teilhardi Ping, 1932 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
recent + fossil
masculine
Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. <em>[Book].</em> Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344
page(s): unnumbered page in introduction [details]
page(s): unnumbered page in introduction [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ancylus O. F. Müller, 1773. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559196 on 2025-04-30
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Ancylus O. F. Müller, 1773. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559196 on 2025-04-30
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original description
Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). <i>Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia</i>. <em>[Book].</em> Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50344
page(s): unnumbered page in introduction [details]
original description (of Pseudancylus B. Walker, 1921) Walker, B. (1921). On the generic position of <i>Ancylus fluviatilis</i> Muller. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 35(2): 57-58., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1712077
page(s): 58 [details]
basis of record Welter-Schultes, F.W. (2012). European non-marine molluscs, a guide for species identification. <em>Planet Poster Editions, Göttingen.</em> A1-A3, 1–679, Q1-Q78. [details]
additional source Soldatenko, E.V. & Starobogatov, Ya.I. (2004). Genus <i>Ancylus</i> Müller, 1774 (Gastropoda Planorbidae). <em>Ruthenica.</em> 14 (1): 37-56. Moskva [May]. [in Russian]. [details] Available for editors
additional source Walker, B. (1902). Surface sculpture in <i>Ancylus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 16(8): 85-88., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1754360 [details]
additional source Dall, W. H. (1904). <i>Gundlachia</i> and <i>Ancylus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 17(9): 97-98., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1726520 [details]
additional source Baker, H. B. (1925). The type of <i>Ancylastrum</i> Bourguignat. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 39(2): 44-47., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524671 [details]
page(s): unnumbered page in introduction [details]
original description (of Pseudancylus B. Walker, 1921) Walker, B. (1921). On the generic position of <i>Ancylus fluviatilis</i> Muller. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 35(2): 57-58., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1712077
page(s): 58 [details]
basis of record Welter-Schultes, F.W. (2012). European non-marine molluscs, a guide for species identification. <em>Planet Poster Editions, Göttingen.</em> A1-A3, 1–679, Q1-Q78. [details]
additional source Soldatenko, E.V. & Starobogatov, Ya.I. (2004). Genus <i>Ancylus</i> Müller, 1774 (Gastropoda Planorbidae). <em>Ruthenica.</em> 14 (1): 37-56. Moskva [May]. [in Russian]. [details] Available for editors

additional source Walker, B. (1902). Surface sculpture in <i>Ancylus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 16(8): 85-88., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1754360 [details]
additional source Dall, W. H. (1904). <i>Gundlachia</i> and <i>Ancylus</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 17(9): 97-98., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1726520 [details]
additional source Baker, H. B. (1925). The type of <i>Ancylastrum</i> Bourguignat. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 39(2): 44-47., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524671 [details]