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Flexed gyro

Gyraulus deflectus (Say, 1824)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The flexed gyro (Gyraulus deflectus) is a species in the family Planorbidae.

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Quick facts about the flexed gyro

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

Where does the flexed gyro live?

Not recorded

Is the flexed gyro endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the flexed gyro classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. familyPlanorbidae
  5. genusGyraulus
  6. SpeciesGyraulus deflectus (Say, 1824)

Synonyms Gyraulus hirsutus, Gyraulus latistomus, Planorbis altissimus, Planorbis deflectus, Planorbis hirsutus, Planorbis obliquus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Gyraule difformeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flexed gyro

Other species in the same genus Gyraulus.

White gyro

Gyraulus albus

PlanorbidaeNo free photo yet

Ash gyro

Gyraulus parvus

PlanorbidaeNo free photo yet

Thames gyro

Gyraulus acronicus

PlanorbidaeNo free photo yet

CompareFlexed gyro vs White gyroFlexed gyro vs Ash gyroFlexed gyro vs Thames gyroFlexed gyro vs Chinese ramshorn

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flexed gyro (Gyraulus deflectus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flexed-gyro

MLA

“Flexed gyro (Gyraulus deflectus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flexed-gyro.

BibTeX
@misc{flexed_gyro_2026,
  title = {Flexed gyro (Gyraulus deflectus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flexed-gyro},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}