Physella gyrina, common name the "tadpole physa", is a species of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Tadpole Physa 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
- Physella acuta
- Physa fontinalis
- Glyptophysa novahollandica
- Peregriana peregra
- Pseudosuccinea columella
- Ampullaceana balthica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Physidae
- Genus
- Physella
- Species
- Physella gyrina
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