Physa acuta
European physa, Left-handed pondsnail at Bruce, ACT
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| Physa acuta | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Dec 2020 | |
| Physa acuta | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Dec 2020 | |
| Gastropoda sp. (class) | trevorpreston | 11 Dec 2020 |
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In small muddy pool.
2 comments
14 Dec 2020
Physa acuta?
I posted these pics on a facebook snail group and got a reply from John Stanisic (the "Snail Whisperer and author of Australian Land Snails. Volume 1 and 2). Actually the reply was from his wife who says that John identifies the snail as Physa acuta. For some further info see https://www.mdfrc.org.au/bugguide/display.asp?type=5&class=21&subclass=&Order=57&family=216&couplet=0 https://idtools.org/id/mollusc/factsheet.php?name=Physella%20acuta https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:3095beba-7e1e-4238-8426-79b8e4173a32
The snail in my photo doesn't show the mottling much but I believe its because the shell has dried in the hot sun immediately prior to taking the photo and also because of dirt and slime from the very dirty pool it was living in.
I posted these pics on a facebook snail group and got a reply from John Stanisic (the "Snail Whisperer and author of Australian Land Snails. Volume 1 and 2). Actually the reply was from his wife who says that John identifies the snail as Physa acuta. For some further info see https://www.mdfrc.org.au/bugguide/display.asp?type=5&class=21&subclass=&Order=57&family=216&couplet=0 https://idtools.org/id/mollusc/factsheet.php?name=Physella%20acuta https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:3095beba-7e1e-4238-8426-79b8e4173a32
The snail in my photo doesn't show the mottling much but I believe its because the shell has dried in the hot sun immediately prior to taking the photo and also because of dirt and slime from the very dirty pool it was living in.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.097478-35.261068
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2020 04:18 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
Collections
- trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Physa acuta Snails & Slugs (Gastropoda) Molluscs (Mollusca) Other Invertebrates
Species information
- Physa acuta Scientific name
- European physa, Left-handed pondsnail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 664.24m Recorded at altitude
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