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Physella

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Physella is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Physidae.

Species

Acute Bladder Snail

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderStylommatophora
  5. FamilyPhysidae
Observations11,602

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,645
With media
8
Family
Physidae
Collections
LACM, PRI, UF, SDNHM, AUM, NCSM
Recorded in
United States, Canada

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Physidae
Image
Physa acuta 001.JPG
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Commons category
Physella
taxon name
Physella
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Physella
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Shell description
  • Species
  • See also
  • References

Physella is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Physidae.

These snails eat algae, diatoms and other detritus.

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