Great pond snail  (Lymnaea stagnalis)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Basommatophora
Family Lymnaeidae
Genus Lymnaea (1)
Size Shell height: 45-60 mm (2)
Shell width: 20-30 mm (2)
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Status

Common and widespread in England, scarce in Scotland and Wales (2).