Anisus vortex (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Whirlpool Ramshorn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnisus vortex (Whirlpool Ramshorn)
GenusAnisus (a genus of ramshorn snails)
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 Anisus vortex (Whirlpool Ramshorn) :
1: Anisus vortex (Whirlpool Ramshorn)
16 Feb 1974 OSGR: SE74 53° 50’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Image 1: Foot and underside - close-upImage 2: Upper side - enlargedImage 3: Upperside - enlargedImage 4: Underside - enlarged

Anisus vortex (Whirlpool Ramshorn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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