Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Planorbidae Scientific name Planorbis carinatus | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Planorboidea Subfamily Planorbinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Gyraulus albus, Bathyomphalus contortus, Hippeutis complanatus, Segmentina nitida, Planorbis planorbis | ||
Planorbis carinatus mating
Planorbis carinatus is species of air-breathing freshwater snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails.
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Description
The width of shell of this species is 9–15 mm. The shell has a noticeable keel at the center of the periphery of the body whorl.
Distribution
Planorbis carinatus is found across Europe from Spain to Scandinavia. The Distribution type is European Wide-temperate range.
Ecology
The habitat of this species is larger water bodies such as the open water of canals, rivers and lakes. It is essentially a hard water species and it is only locally found in very soft or acid waters.
References
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