Name

Planorbarius

Framing

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Subclass: Heterobranchia

Infraclass: Pulmonata

Order: Basommatophora

Genus: Planorbarius

Habitat

Aquatic, freshwater, benthic

Feeding

Feed on solid things, macrophagous feeder. Solitary, mobile, free-living, phytophagous.

Distribution

Abundant in lakes and pools, also in slow-flowing rivers.

Conservation status

No particular problems, only those related to the conservation of inland waters.

Additional information

Easily recognisable as having a distinctly planispiral shell and a size between 10 and 15 mm.