Segmentina nitida, the shining ram's-horn snail, is a species of small, air-breathing, freshwater snail. Taxonomically, the S. nitida is an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Planorbidae, commonly called the ramshorn snails.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Shiny Ram's-horn 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 parvus
- Valvata cristata
- Perpolita hammonis
- Aegopinella nitidula
- Planorbis carinatus
- Anisus leucostoma
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Planorbidae
- Genus
- Segmentina
- Species
- Segmentina nitida
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