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Bladder snail

Physa sp.

AnimalsClearly visible spiral shell not covered by the mantle

Petits gastéropodes de 0.5 à 1 cm de longeur. Coquille enroulée dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre en partant du sommet (Coquille senestre).

Possible confusions

Limnées : la coquille s'enroule dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre en partant du sommet (Coquille dextre)

Biotope / Habitat

Eaux douces calmes

Distribution

Europe

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Freshwater - Europe

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

Common bladder snailBritish English
QuellblasenschneckeGerman (Germany)
PhyseFrench (France)
BronblaashorenDutch (Netherlands)

Other invalid scientific names

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Sources

MODRAK Gaël, CARO Valérie, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 20/01/2021 : Physa fontinalis (Linnaeus, 1758), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3020

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 29/03/2026 : Physa sp., https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1208

Modification history

Modified by Maguelone GRATEAU on 29/03/2026

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