Bithynia tentaculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Common Bithynia)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBithynia tentaculata (Common Bithynia)
GenusBithynia (a genus of operculate snails)
FamilyBITHYNIIDAE (a family of operculate snails)
SuperfamilyTRUNCATELLOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderLITTORINIMORPHA (an order of operculate snails and whelks)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (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 Bithynia tentaculata (Common Bithynia) :
1: Bithynia tentaculata (Common Bithynia)
31 Aug 2010 OSGR: SJ41 52° 40’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Shrops (VC 40) England
Image 1: Crawling animal - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Crawling animal - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 3: Shell - lateral view - classic view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Shell - lateral view - edge on - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Shell - lateral view - from body whorl - highly enlarged - white background
2: Bithynia tentaculata (Common Bithynia)
30 Aug 2010 OSGR: SJ41 52° 40’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Shrops (VC 40) England
Image 1: Crawling - enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Crawling - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Crawling - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 4: Crawling - highly enlarged - white background (3)Image 5: Crawling - highly enlarged - white background (4)Image 6: Crawling - highly enlarged - white background (5)Image 7: Emerging from shell - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 8: Shell - aperture view - highly enlarged - artificial backgroundImage 9: Shells - aperture view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Shells - aperture view - enlarged - white background (2)Image 11: Shells - body whorl view - enlarged - white background
3: Bithynia tentaculata (Common Bithynia)
5 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Two views of shell and operculum

Bithynia tentaculata (Common Bithynia) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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