Moss Bladder-snail

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Aplexa hypnorum

Moss Bladder-snail, a reference photo
Photo: Alexander Mrkvicka · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Aplexa hypnorum, or by the common name, the moss bladder snail, is a species of small air-breathing freshwater snail. It is an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae, which are sometimes known as the bladder snails.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Moss Bladder-snail 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Family
Physidae
Genus
Aplexa
Species
Aplexa hypnorum

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