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Dwarf pond snail
Galba truncatula
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
New Zealand MudsnailPotamopyrgus antipodarum
Acute Bladder SnailPhysella acuta
Great Pond SnailLymnaea stagnalis
Lister's River-snailViviparus contectus
Sheep Liver FlukeFasciola hepatica
Pherbellia cinerella
Six Spotted SnailkillerIlione albiseta
Hydromya dorsalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 10,879 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 10,875 |
| France | 107 |
| Italy | 46 |
| Germany | 34 |
| Nord-Est | 28 |
| Spain | 27 |
| Grand Est | 24 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 19 |
| Russia | 19 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Family | Pond and Melantho Snails · Lymnaeidae |
| Genus | Fossarias · Galba |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Dwarf pond snail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.