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Definition of River limpet
1. Noun. Minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants.
Generic synonyms: Gastropod, Univalve
Group relationships: Ancylus, Genus Ancylus
Lexicographical Neighbors of River Limpet
Literary usage of River limpet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Garden: Its Plan and Culture Together with a General Description of Its by Alfred Smee (1872)
"In our Central stream, particularly in the Fern glen, there are plenty of the
common river limpet (Ancylus fluviatilis, fig. 1092) adhering to the stones ..."
2. A Manual of the Mollusca: A Treatise on Recent and Fossil Shells by Samuel Peckworth Woodward, Ralph Tate (1871)
"A fossil species found at Grignon measures 26 lines, and another equally large
occurs in India. ANCYLUS, Geoffrey. River-limpet. ..."
3. The Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Cork.: Containing a by Charles Smith, Thomas Crofton Croker, Richard Caulfield (1893)
"(The river limpet.) Very common in rivers and lakes. *77. P. crista (L). Common,
near Cork. 79. Acme lineata (Drap). Rare. Ballinhassig Glen (Humphreys). ..."
4. A Conchological Dictionary of the British Islands by William Turton (1819)
"1. which is P. pellucida, for P. laevis. On the leaves of Fuci. vv 8. Patella
lacustris. river limpet. Lister, pi. 141. f. 39— Da Costa, pi. 2. f. ..."
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