PLANORBIDAE Rafinesque, 1815
(ram’s horn or trumpet snails)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
Ancylus fluviatilis
River Limpet
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 		Species 9 images
Anisus
a genus of ramshorn snails
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 8 images
Bathyomphalus contortus
Twisted Ramshorn
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 		Species 17 images
Gyraulus
a genus of ramshorn snails
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 2 images
Planorbarius corneus
Great Ramshorn Snail
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 		Species 9 images
Planorbis
a genus of ramshorn snails
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 17 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

PLANORBIDAE (ram’s horn or trumpet snails) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PLANORBIDAE (ram’s horn or trumpet snails)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for PLANORBIDAE (ram’s horn or trumpet snails)
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