Species Identification
Species Identification: Find Species

Family: Physidae



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45 species
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Aplexa elongata
[Lance Aplexa]
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Physa fontinalis
[Common European tadpole snail]
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Physa jennessi
[Obtuse physa]
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Physa megalochlamys
[Cloaked physa]
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Physa natricina
[Snake river physa]
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Physa peruviana
[]
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Physa siberica
[Frigid physa]
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Physa skinneri
[Glass physa]
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Physa vernalis
[Vernal physa]
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Physella acuta
[European physa]
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Physella ancillaria
[Pumpkin physa]
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Physella bermudezi
[Lowdome physa]
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Physella bottimeri
[Comanche physa]
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Physella boucardi
[Desert physa]
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Physella columbiana
[Rotund physa]
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Physella conoidea
[Texas physa]
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Physella cooperi
[Olive physa]
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Physella costata
[Ornate physa]
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Physella cubensis
[Carib physa]
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Physella globosa
[Globose physa]
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Physella gyrina
[Tadpole physa]
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Physella hendersoni
[Bayou physa]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic

Physella heterostropha(Say, 1817)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Physella heterostropha
[Pewter physa]
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Physella hordacea
[Grain physa]
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Physella humerosa
[Corkscrew physa]
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Physella integra
[Ashy physa]
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Physella johnsoni
[Striate physa]
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Physella lordi
[Twisted physa]
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Physella magnalacustris
[Great lakes physa]
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Physella mexicana
[Polished physa]
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Physella microstriata
[Fish lake physa]
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Physella osculans
[Cayuse physa]
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Physella parkeri
[Broadshoulder physa]
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Physella propinqua
[Rocky mountain physa]
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Physella spelunca
[Cave physa]
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Physella squalida
[Squalid physa]
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Physella traski
[Sculpted physa]
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Physella utahensis
[Utah physa]
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Physella vinosa
[Banded physa]
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Physella virgata
[Protean physa]
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Physella virginea
[Sunset physa]
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Physella wrighti
[Hotwater physa]
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Physella zionis
[Wet-rock physa]
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Stenophysa marmorata
[Marbled aplexa]
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Stenophysa maugeriae
[Tawny aplexa]


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