Planorbis carinatus
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Planorbis carinatus is species of freshwater gastropod from family Planorbidae.
is 9–15 mm. Its keel
is in the centre of the shell.
Description
Width of shellGastropod shell
The gastropod shell is a shell which is part of the body of a gastropod or snail, one kind of mollusc. The gastropod shell is an external skeleton or exoskeleton, which serves not only for muscle attachment, but also for protection from predators and from mechanical damage...
is 9–15 mm. Its keel
Keel (disambiguation)
Keel may be:* Keel, the central beam of the hull of a boatThis meaning has given rise to many other related uses of the word in biology and natural history, including:...
is in the centre of the shell.
Distribution
- Not listed in IUCN red listIUCN Red ListThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...
- not evaluated (NE) - Czech Republic
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Slovakia