#planorbidae

[akadoodles]

“Planorbidae, Ramshorn Snail”

Digital Painting, Made in Procreate

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[snailspotter]

Today’s snail: Planorbis planorbis | Margined Ram's-horn

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[rattyexplores]

He’s got a bit of algae on his back, but he’s doing well!

Glyptophysa novaehollandica

23/05/22

[stripeysnail]

Tiny friends. Brought a few of my newly hatched ramshorn snails to work today.

[snailspotter]

hi this is my boy. likely some sort of planorbius, correct? South Eastern Romania. Do not worry about the fact he is in a jar lid, thats just there for the photo & he has a much larger place to go back to after.

Indeed a planorbid! In particular, it appears to be...

Diagnosis: Planorbis planorbis Common name: Margined Ram's-horn

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[stripeysnail]

Ramshorn Anon again, sadly not in California but thank you for the kind gesture! I'll keep a look out at my local petstores and online, thank you so much for the information and I hope you continue to educate people for years to come

Lots of places consider these snails pests, so you may be able to visit aquarium and pet shops and ask if they have any pest snails they’d want to get rid of. That’s how I got my Malaysian Trumpet snails. Absolutely free, and they were happy to give them away.

Good luck!

[scientificillustration]

Planorbis (front of sheet) (Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Mass., 7 May 1848) by The Ernst Mayr Library on Flickr.