| Acroloxus lacustris | |
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| Acroloxus lacustris Lake Constance | |
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| Two views of a shell of Acroloxus lacustris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Acroloxidae |
| Genus: | Acroloxus |
| Species: | A. lacustris |
| Binomial name | |
| Acroloxus lacustris | |
| Synonyms | |
Acroloxus velkovrhiBole, 1965 | |
Acroloxus lacustris, or the lake limpet, is a small freshwater limpet or snail, a species of aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Acroloxidae.
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. [3]
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:
Acroloxus lacustris prefers still water. It lives in lakes, rivers, etc. [5]
This species is listed as least concern by the IUCN red list.
It is thought to be extinct in Israel due to habitat loss. [6]
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