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Physella (European physa)

Synonyms: Archiphysa; Costatella; Haitia; Petrophysa

Wikipedia Abstract

Physella is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Physidae. These snails eat algae, diatoms and other detritus.
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Species

Physella acuta (European physa)
Physella anatina
Physella ancillaria (pumpkin physa)
Physella ashmuni (San Rafael Physa)
Physella aurea
Physella bermudezi
Physella bottimeri
Physella boucardi
Physella bridgerensis
Physella carolinae
Physella columbiana (rotund physa)
Physella conoidea
Physella cooperi
Physella costata
Physella cupreonitens
Physella elegans
Physella globosa (globose physa)
Physella gyrina (tadpole physa) (Critically Endangered)
Physella harpa
Physella hemphilli (Idaho physa)
Physella hendersoni
Physella hordacea
Physella humboldtiana
Physella humerosa
Physella jamaicensis
Physella johnsoni (Banff Springs physa) (Critically Endangered)
Physella lacustris
Physella laphami
Physella latchfordi
Physella lordi
Physella magnalacustris
Physella microstoma
Physella moreleti
Physella natricina
Physella olive
Physella osculans (Cayuse physa)
Physella parkeri (broadshoulder physa)
Physella patzcuarensis
Physella pleromatis
Physella pomilia
Physella porteri
Physella propinqua
Physella solidissima
Physella sonomae (Sonoma Physa)
Physella spelunca (cave physa) (Vulnerable)
Physella squalida
Physella taylori
Physella traskii
Physella utahensis (Utah physa) (Vulnerable)
Physella venustula
Physella vinosa (banded physa)
Physella virginea
Physella wattsi
Physella wolfiana
Physella zionis (Wet-rock Physa) (Vulnerable)
Physella zomos

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0