Peregriana peregra
Species of gastropod
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Peregriana peregra is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.
| Peregriana peregra | |
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| Four shells with scale bar showing cm and mm | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Lymnaeidae |
| Genus: | Peregriana |
| Species: | P. peregra |
| Binomial name | |
| Peregriana peregra (O. F. Müller, 1774)[1] | |
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Distribution and habitat
This small pond snail is found in Europe, Newfoundland and northern Asia. This species is common in slow-moving or still water.[3]
