# Ashy physa (*Physella acuta*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/ashy-physa  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

The ashy physa (Physella acuta) is a species in the family Physidae.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Introduced range

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists it as introduced in 37 countries, and flagged as invasive in 8 of them. Introduced: Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, France, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Namibia, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, St. Martin, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom. Invasive: Argentina, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Namibia, North Macedonia, Portugal. Source: https://griis.org/ (CC BY 4.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Mollusca
- class: Gastropoda
- family: Physidae
- genus: Physella
- species: *Physella acuta* (Draparnaud, 1805)

Synonyms: *Aplecta orbignyi*, *Aplecta rivalis*, *Aplexa orbignyi*, *Aplexa rivalis*, *Bulinus acutus*, *Bulinus acutus normalis*, *Bulla rivalis*, *Costatella acuta*, *Haitia acuta*, *Haitia cubensis*, *Haitia integra*, *Haitia mexicana*, *Limnaea ambigua*, *Limnaea compacta*, *Lymnaea heterostropha*, *Physa achaiae*, *Physa acroxa*, *Physa acuta*, *Physa acuta var. bulla*, *Physa acuta var. caerulescens*, *Physa acuta var. castanea*, *Physa acuta var. fusca*, *Physa acuta var. gibbosa*, *Physa acuta var. major*, *Physa acuta var. minima*, *Physa acuta var. minor*, *Physa acuta var. septentrionalis*, *Physa acuta var. subacuta*, *Physa acuta var. thermalis*, *Physa acuta var. ventricosa*, *Physa anatina*, *Physa ancillaria crassa*, *Physa ancillaria var. crassa*, *Physa balteata*, *Physa berendti*, *Physa berendti var. intermedia*, *Physa billingsii*, *Physa borbonica*, *Physa borbornica*, *Physa burriana*, *Physa buschii*, *Physa caliban*, *Physa californica*, *Physa castanea*, *Physa castanea var. globosa*, *Physa charpentieri*, *Physa crandalli*, *Physa cubensis*, *Physa cupreonitens*, *Physa dilucida*, *Physa distinguenda*, *Physa dorbigniana*, *Physa elliptica var. minor*, *Physa fontana*, *Physa forsheyi*, *Physa forsheyi grosvenorii*, *Physa gallica*, *Physa gibbosa var. rubella*, *Physa grosvenorii*, *Physa halei*, *Physa havanensis*, *Physa heterostropha*, *Physa heterostropha var. alba*, *Physa heterostropha var. gibbosa*, *Physa heterostropha var. minor*, *Physa heterostropha var. penicillata*, *Physa humerosa interioris*, *Physa inflata*, *Physa integer*, *Physa integer billingsii*, *Physa integra*, *Physa lata*, *Physa mamoi*, *Physa marci*, *Physa martorelli*, *Physa massoti*, *Physa mediana*, *Physa mexicana*, *Physa mexicana var. acutissima*, *Physa mexicana var. conoidea*, *Physa mexicana var. minima*, *Physa mexicana var. minor*, *Physa mexicana var. ovalis*, *Physa mexicana var. parva*, *Physa mexicana var. plicata*, *Physa mexicana var. tolucensis*, *Physa michiganensi*, *Physa nana*, *Physa niagarensis*, *Physa oneida*, *Physa parva*, *Physa perrisiana*, *Physa philippii*, *Physa pisana*, *Physa plicata*, *Physa polakowskii*, *Physa politissima*, *Physa primeana*, *Physa rhomboidea*, *Physa rivalis*, *Physa rivularia*, *Physa saintsimonis*, *Physa salteli*, *Physa say*, *Physa sayi*, *Physa seychellana*, *Physa solida*, *Physa solidior*, *Physa sparsestriata*, *Physa strebeli*, *Physa striata*, *Physa subopaca*, *Physa subopaca var. minor*, *Physa subopaca var. nilotica*, *Physa syriaca*, *Physa tehuantepecensis*, *Physa tenerifae*, *Physa tenerifae var. fuerteventurae*, *Physa tenerifae var. gomerana*, *Physa tenerifae var. grancanariae*, *Physa tenerifae var. palmaensis*, *Physa tenuissima*, *Physa virgata*, *Physa walkeri*, *Physa winnipegensis*, *Physella acuta*, *Physella conoidea*, *Physella cubensis*, *Physella heterostropha*, *Physella integra*, *Physella mexicana*, *Physella sayi*, *Physella virgata*, *Physella winnipegensis*, *Physopsis letourneuxi*, *Physopsis lhotellerii*

## Common questions

### Is the ashy physa an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the ashy physa as invasive in 8 countries, including Argentina, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland and Italy. It lists it as introduced in 37 in all.

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