46. Acroloxus lacustris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Findings in Serbia.

Acroloxus lacustris: Jakovčev-Todorović et al. (2005); Paunović et al. (2005, 2007a, 2008); Martinović-Vitanović et al. (2013); Tomović et al. (2014); Lucić et al. (2015); Gojšina (2021 pers. comm.).

Common name. Lake limpet.

Morphology: Small-sized snail (thin-walled translucent shell up to 7 mm long). Shell is yellowish grey and flat, apex is bent to the left side. For more details see Welter-Schultes (2012: 46, figure at the bottom of the page).

Distribution and ecology. Palearctic species. Standing or slow-flowing waters with dense vegetation and high oxygen content (Welter-Schultes 2012). Usually can be found on vegetation, floating leaves, timber/roots. In Serbia, it was recorded in the Danube and Sava Rivers and Obedska bara Wetland.

Other remarks. Shell morphology very variable. Threatened by water pollution and habitat destruction (Welter-Schultes 2012). On the IUCN Red List it has been assessed as LC (Killeen 2011).