Planorbarius corneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Great Ramshorn Snail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlanorbarius corneus (Great Ramshorn Snail)
FamilyPLANORBIDAE (ram’s horn or trumpet snails)
SuperfamilyPLANORBOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
SubterclassTectipleura (a subterclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETEROBRANCHIA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Planorbarius corneus (Great Ramshorn Snail) :
1: Planorbarius corneus (Great Ramshorn Snail)
22 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Shell - aperture - close-upImage 2: Shell - upperside - close-upImage 3: Shell - underside - close-up
2: Planorbarius corneus (Great Ramshorn Snail)
31 Mar 1969 OSGR: TQ30 50° 50’ N, 0° 0’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Side view - enlargedImage 2: Underside - enlarged
3: Planorbarius corneus (Great Ramshorn Snail)
31 Jul 1967 OSGR: TQ30 50° 50’ N, 0° 0’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
in pond
Image 1: Shell 1 - top viewImage 2: Shell 1 - undersideImage 3: Shell 2 - top viewImage 4: Shell 2 - underside

Planorbarius corneus (Great Ramshorn Snail) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Planorbarius corneus (Great Ramshorn Snail)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Planorbarius corneus (Great Ramshorn Snail)
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