Camptoceras

Camptoceras
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superorder:	Hygrophila
Family:	Planorbidae
Genus:	Camptoceras Benson, 1843 [1]

Camptoceras is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails with sinistral shells, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae. ^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Campoceras include:

• Camptoceras austeni H. F. Blanford, 1871
• Camptoceras hirasei Walker, 1919 ^[3]
• Camptoceras terebra Benson, 1843

Synonyms

• Camptoceras jiraponiHubendick, 1967: synonym of Culmenella jiraponi (Hubendick, 1967) (original combination)
• Camptoceras lineatumH. F. Blanford, 1871: synonym of Culmenella lineata (H. F. Blanford, 1871)
• Camptoceras obtusumGodwin-Austin, 1882 †: synonym of Camptoceratops priscus(Godwin-Austen, 1882) †
• Camptoceras priscumGodwin-Austen, 1882 †: synonym of Camptoceratops priscus(Godwin-Austen, 1882) † (original combination)
• Camptoceras rezvoji Lindholm, 1929 is a synonym for Culmenella rezvoji (Lindholm, 1929) ^[4]
• Camptoceras subspinosumAnnandale & Prashad, 1920: synonym of Culmenella subspinosa (Annandale & Prashad, 1920) (original combination)

References

1. Benson W. H. (1843). Calcutta J. nat. Hist. 3(12): 465.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Camptoceras Benson, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1013023 on 2021-06-09
3. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Camptoceras hirasei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T3720A10037855. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3720A10037855.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
4. Vinarski, M.V. (2011). "Culmenella rezvoji". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T3721A10038816. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T3721A10038816.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.

External links

• Benson, W. H. (1843). Description of Camptoceras, a new genus of the Lymnaeadae, allied to Ancylus, and of Tricula, a new type of form allied to Melania. Calcutta Journal of Natural History, and Miscellany of the Arts and Sciences in India. 3(12): 465–468.
• Benson, W. H. (1855). Amended characters of the singular lymneadous genus Camptoceras, and description of a new Ancylus, inhabitants of North-western India. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 15(85): 9-13