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Helisoma anceps

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Planorbidae

Tribe
  
Coretini

Scientific name
  
Helisoma anceps

Higher classification
  
Helisoma

Superfamily
  
Planorboidea

Subfamily
  
Bulininae

Genus
  
Helisoma

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Helisoma, Halipegus eccentricus, Planorbella trivolvis, Physella gyrina, Planorbella

Helisoma anceps, common name the two-ridge rams-horn, is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.

Distribution

This species is distributed from Mexico, through the Central United States, to central Canada.

It was introduced to Europe.

References

Helisoma anceps Wikipedia