Species

Physa acuta (Acute bladder snail)

Physa acuta. Photo: (c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Physella acuta is a species of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae. Common names include European physa, Tadpole Snail, Bladder Snail, and Acute Bladder Snail. In addition, Phyla acuta, Physa heterostropha (Say, 1817) and Physa integra (Haldeman, 1841) are synonyms of Physella acuta (Draparnaud, 1805).

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Mollusca (Molluscs)
    - Class: Gastropoda (Gastropods)
      - Subclass: Heterobranchia (Heterobranchs)
        Infraclass: Euthyneura
        Subterclass: Tectipleura
        Superorder: Hygrophila
        Superfamily: Lymnaeoidea (Pond snails, bladder snails, and allies)
        Family: Physidae (Bladder snails)
        Subfamily: Physinae
        Genus: Physa
        Species: Physa acuta (Acute bladder snail)

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