North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Helisoma anceps (Menke, 1830)

To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 65517)

AphiaID

159871 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159871)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Helisoma Swainson, 1840

Original name

Planorbis anceps Menke, 1830

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of ) Menke, K. T. (1830). Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus. Ed. 2, auctior et emendatior. Georg Uslar, Pyrmont. xvi + 168 [+ 1, errata] pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107961
page(s): 36 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helisoma anceps (Menke, 1830). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=159871 on 2026-08-29

Regional species database citation

NARMS (2026). Helisoma anceps (Menke, 1830). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=159871 on 2026-08-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-30 12:28:25Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2011-04-28 09:53:26Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2019-07-01 11:39:28Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

[taxonomic tree] [clear cache]

original description (of ) Menke, K. T. (1830). Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus. Ed. 2, auctior et emendatior. Georg Uslar, Pyrmont. xvi + 168 [+ 1, errata] pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13107961
page(s): 36 [details]

basis of record Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Boss, N. C., Laman, T. G. & Blankespoor, H. D. (1984). Dispersal movements of four species of pulmonate and operculate snails in Douglas Lake, Michigan. The Nautilus. 98(2): 80-83., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8277105 [details]

additional source Herrmann, S. A. & Harman, W. N. (1975). Population studies on Helisoma anceps (Menke) (Gastropoda: Planorbidae). The Nautilus. 89(1): 5-11, figs. 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16319378 [details]

additional source Hunter, R. D. (1990). Shell dissolution rate of pulmonate freshwater snails: influence of periostracum and water chemistry. The Nautilus. 104(3): 87-91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501194 [details]

additional source Katsigianis, T. S. & Harman, W. N. (1973). Variation in the radular teeth of Helisoma anceps (Menke). The Nautilus. 87(1): 5-7, figs. I-III., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8511774 [details]

additional source Laman, T. G., Boss, N. C. & Blankespoor, H. D. (1984). Depth distribution of seven species of gastropods in Douglas Lake, Michigan. The Nautilus. 98(1): 20-25., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8277040 [details]

additional source Michelson, E. H. (1957). A Bulinus-like shell anamoly in Helisoma anceps. The Nautilus. 70(4): 125-127, pl. 8, figs. 1-2, 5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520796 [details]

additional source Owen, D. F. (1962). Helisoma anceps transported by a giant water bug. The Nautilus. 75(3): 124-125., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8283048 [details]

additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1950). Helisoma anceps (Menke), 1830. The Nautilus. 64(2): 68., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524333 [details]

additional source Pip, E. (1987). Ecological differentiation within the genus Helisoma (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in central Canada. The Nautilus. 101(1): 33-44., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097495 [details]