Ash Gyro

Gyraulus parvus is a species of freshwater snail in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails. It is known by the common name ash gyro. It is native to much of North America and the Caribbean, where it occurs in Canada, the United States (including Puerto Rico), Mexico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba. It is also an introduced species in Eurasia, including Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, and Israel.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Ash Gyro being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Gyraulus albus
• Valvata cristata
• Armiger crista
• Segmentina nitida
• Skeneopsis planorbis
• Valvata tricarinata

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Family

Planorbidae

Genus

Gyraulus

Species

Gyraulus parvus

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