Physella gyrina

Physella gyrina
	Physella gyrina figure 10
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superorder:	Hygrophila
Family:	Physidae
Genus:	Physella
Species:	P. gyrina
Binomial name
	Physella gyrina; (Say, 1821)
Synonyms
	List Aplexa microstriata Chamberlin & E. G. Berry, 1930; Archiphysa parkeri (Currier, 1881); superseded combination; Bulinus crassulus typica H. Beck, 1838; junior synonym; Physa albofilata Sampson, 1894; Physa altonensis I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym; Physa ampullacea A. A. Gould, 1865; junior synonym; Physa amygdalus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873; Physa ancillaria Say, 1825; Physa ancillaria magnalacustris B. Walker, 1901; unaccepted rank; Physa ancillaria var. magnalacustris B. Walker, 1901; Physa aurea I. Lea, 1864; Physa binneyana Ancey, 1886; Physa blandii I. Lea, 1864; Physa brevispira I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym; Physa bullata A. A. Gould, 1855; invalid; Physa carltonii I. Lea, 1869; Physa concolor Haldeman, 1841; Physa coniformis Tryon, 1866; Physa crocata I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym; Physa cylindrica De Kay, 1843; Physa deformis Currier, 1867; junior synonym; Physa diaphana Tryon, 1865; junior homonym; Physa elliptica I. Lea, 1834; junior synonym; Physa elliptica troostiana I. Lea, 1841; junior synonym; Physa elliptica var. decollata T. D. A. Cockerell, 1888; Physa febigerii I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym; Physa forsheyi f. whitei I. Lea, 1864; junior subjective synonym; Physa fragilis De Kay, 1840; nomen nudum; Physa fragilis De Kay, 1843; Physa fragilis Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842; junior synonym; Physa gabbii Tryon, 1863; Physa goodrichi Clench, 1926; Physa gouldi Clench, 1935; junior subjective synonym; Physa gyrina Say, 1821; superseded combination; Physa gyrina albofilata Sampson, 1894; junior synonym; Physa gyrina byersi Crabb, 1927; nomen nudum; Physa gyrina elliptica I. Lea, 1834; junior synonym; Physa gyrina f. aurea I. Lea, 1838; junior synonym; Physa gyrina f. febigerii I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym; Physa gyrina f. hawni I. Lea, 1864; Forma; Physa gyrina f. nicklinii I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym; Physa gyrina f. smithsoniana I. Lea, 1864; Forma; Physa gyrina hildrethiana I. Lea, 1841; junior synonym; Physa gyrina oleacea Tryon, 1866; junior subjective synonym; Physa gyrina var. albofilata Sampson, 1894; junior synonym; Physa hawnii I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym; Physa heterostropha var. heterostrophella T. D. A. Cockerell, 1889; Physa heterostrophella T. D. A. Cockerell, 1889; junior synonym; Physa heterostrophella f. brevis T. D. A. Cockerell, 1889; Physa heterostrophella f. elongata T. D. A. Cockerell, 1889; Physa hildrethiana I. Lea, 1841; junior synonym; Physa jennessi athearni A. H. Clarke, 1973; Physa lordi utahensis Clench, 1925; junior synonym; Physa malleata Tryon, 1865; Physa margarita R. P. Lesson, 1840; Physa microstoma Haldeman, 1840; Physa niagarensis f. saffordii I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym; Physa nicklinii I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym; Physa nuttallii I. Lea, 1864; junior subjective synonym; Physa obesa De Kay, 1843; Physa occidentalis Tryon, 1865; Physa oleacea Tryon, 1866; junior synonym; Physa parkeri Currier, 1881; superseded combination; Physa plena Clench, 1930; Physa remingtoni Clench, 1930; Physa saffordii I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym; Physa salina Clench, 1930; Physa sayi warreniana I. Lea, 1864; junior subjective synonym; Physa sayii Kirtland, 1838; nomen nudum; Physa sayii Tappan, 1839; junior subjective synonym; Physa smithi F. C. Baker, 1919; Physa smithiana F. C. Baker, 1920; replacement name; Physa smithsoniana I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym; Physa subarata Menke, 1828; junior synonym; Physa subrotunda G. B. Sowerby II, 1873; Physa triticea I. Lea, 1856; junior synonym; Physa troostensis I. Lea, 1841; junior synonym; Physa troostiana I. Lea, 1844; Physa venusta I. Lea, 1864; Physa warreniana I. Lea, 1864; Physa whitei I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym; Physa wolfiana I. Lea, 1869; junior subjective synonym; Physella ancillaria (Say, 1825); junior subjective synonym; Physella aurea (I. Lea, 1838); junior subjective synonym; Physella bayfieldensis F. C. Baker, 1928; Physella brevispira (I. Lea, 1864); junior subjective synonym; Physella chetekensis F. C. Baker, 1928; Physella elliptica (I. Lea, 1834); Physella magnalacustris (B. Walker, 1901); junior subjective synonym; Physella microstoma (Haldeman, 1840); junior subjective synonym; Physella microstriata (Chamberlin & E. G. Berry, 1930); superseded combination; Physella obrussoides F. C. Baker, 1928; Physella parkeri (Currier, 1881); junior subjective synonym; Physella wrighti Te & A. H. Clarke, 1985; junior synonym; Utahphysa microstriata (Chamberlin & E. G. Berry, 1930); junior subjective synonym;

Physella gyrina, common name the "tadpole physa", is a species of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae.

Phylum:Mollusca

Class:Gastropoda

Superorder:Hygrophila

Family:Physidae

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Physella gyrina

Physella gyrina figure 10
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Secure (NatureServe)^[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superorder:	Hygrophila
Family:	Physidae
Genus:	Physella
Species:	P. gyrina
Binomial name
*Physella gyrina* (Say, 1821)^[3]
Synonyms^[4]
List Aplexa microstriata Chamberlin & E. G. Berry, 1930 Archiphysa parkeri (Currier, 1881); superseded combination Bulinus crassulus typica H. Beck, 1838; junior synonym Physa albofilata Sampson, 1894 Physa altonensis I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym Physa ampullacea A. A. Gould, 1865; junior synonym Physa amygdalus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 Physa ancillaria Say, 1825 Physa ancillaria magnalacustris B. Walker, 1901; unaccepted rank Physa ancillaria var. magnalacustris B. Walker, 1901 Physa aurea I. Lea, 1864 Physa binneyana Ancey, 1886 Physa blandii I. Lea, 1864 Physa brevispira I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym Physa bullata A. A. Gould, 1855; invalid Physa carltonii I. Lea, 1869 Physa concolor Haldeman, 1841 Physa coniformis Tryon, 1866 Physa crocata I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym Physa cylindrica De Kay, 1843 Physa deformis Currier, 1867; junior synonym Physa diaphana Tryon, 1865; junior homonym Physa elliptica I. Lea, 1834; junior synonym Physa elliptica troostiana I. Lea, 1841; junior synonym Physa elliptica var. decollata T. D. A. Cockerell, 1888 Physa febigerii I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym Physa forsheyi f. whitei I. Lea, 1864; junior subjective synonym Physa fragilis De Kay, 1840; nomen nudum Physa fragilis De Kay, 1843 Physa fragilis Mighels & C. B. Adams, 1842; junior synonym Physa gabbii Tryon, 1863 Physa goodrichi Clench, 1926 Physa gouldi Clench, 1935; junior subjective synonym Physa gyrina Say, 1821; superseded combination Physa gyrina albofilata Sampson, 1894; junior synonym Physa gyrina byersi Crabb, 1927; nomen nudum Physa gyrina elliptica I. Lea, 1834; junior synonym Physa gyrina f. aurea I. Lea, 1838; junior synonym Physa gyrina f. febigerii I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym Physa gyrina f. hawni I. Lea, 1864; Forma Physa gyrina f. nicklinii I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym Physa gyrina f. smithsoniana I. Lea, 1864; Forma Physa gyrina hildrethiana I. Lea, 1841; junior synonym Physa gyrina oleacea Tryon, 1866; junior subjective synonym Physa gyrina var. albofilata Sampson, 1894; junior synonym Physa hawnii I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym Physa heterostropha var. heterostrophella T. D. A. Cockerell, 1889 Physa heterostrophella T. D. A. Cockerell, 1889; junior synonym Physa heterostrophella f. brevis T. D. A. Cockerell, 1889 Physa heterostrophella f. elongata T. D. A. Cockerell, 1889 Physa hildrethiana I. Lea, 1841; junior synonym Physa jennessi athearni A. H. Clarke, 1973 Physa lordi utahensis Clench, 1925; junior synonym Physa malleata Tryon, 1865 Physa margarita R. P. Lesson, 1840 Physa microstoma Haldeman, 1840 Physa niagarensis f. saffordii I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym Physa nicklinii I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym Physa nuttallii I. Lea, 1864; junior subjective synonym Physa obesa De Kay, 1843 Physa occidentalis Tryon, 1865 Physa oleacea Tryon, 1866; junior synonym Physa parkeri Currier, 1881; superseded combination Physa plena Clench, 1930 Physa remingtoni Clench, 1930 Physa saffordii I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym Physa salina Clench, 1930 Physa sayi warreniana I. Lea, 1864; junior subjective synonym Physa sayii Kirtland, 1838; nomen nudum Physa sayii Tappan, 1839; junior subjective synonym Physa smithi F. C. Baker, 1919 Physa smithiana F. C. Baker, 1920; replacement name Physa smithsoniana I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym Physa subarata Menke, 1828; junior synonym Physa subrotunda G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 Physa triticea I. Lea, 1856; junior synonym Physa troostensis I. Lea, 1841; junior synonym Physa troostiana I. Lea, 1844 Physa venusta I. Lea, 1864 Physa warreniana I. Lea, 1864 Physa whitei I. Lea, 1864; junior synonym Physa wolfiana I. Lea, 1869; junior subjective synonym Physella ancillaria (Say, 1825); junior subjective synonym Physella aurea (I. Lea, 1838); junior subjective synonym Physella bayfieldensis F. C. Baker, 1928 Physella brevispira (I. Lea, 1864); junior subjective synonym Physella chetekensis F. C. Baker, 1928 Physella elliptica (I. Lea, 1834) Physella magnalacustris (B. Walker, 1901); junior subjective synonym Physella microstoma (Haldeman, 1840); junior subjective synonym Physella microstriata (Chamberlin & E. G. Berry, 1930); superseded combination Physella obrussoides F. C. Baker, 1928 Physella parkeri (Currier, 1881); junior subjective synonym Physella wrighti Te & A. H. Clarke, 1985; junior synonym Utahphysa microstriata (Chamberlin & E. G. Berry, 1930); junior subjective synonym