Name

Ancylus

Framing

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Subclass: Heterobranchia

Infraclass: Pulmonata

Order: Siphonariida

Genus: Ancylus

Habitat

Aquatic, freshwater, benthic

Feeding

Feed on solid things, macrophagous feeder. Solitary, mobile, free-living, phytophagous.

Distribution

Frequent in flowing water attached to stones, also in pools and lakes.

Conservation status

No particular problems, only those related to the conservation of inland waters.

Additional information

Small shell resembling a broad rose thorn.