Gyraulus riparius
Species of gastropod
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Gyraulus riparius is a species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
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| Gyraulus riparius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Genus: | Gyraulus |
| Species: | G. riparius |
| Binomial name | |
| Gyraulus riparius (Westerlund, 1865) | |
Distribution
The distribution of this species is Holarctic:
- Germany - critically endangered (vom Aussterben bedroht)[1]
- Netherlands[2]
Habitat
This small snail lives on water plants in freshwater.
Shell description
The shell is nearly planispiral in its coiling.
