Great pons snail
Lymnaea stagnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
LCLeast Concernsnails and slugs
The great pons snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) is a mollusc in the snails and slugs subgroup, placed in the class Gastropoda, tribe Lymnaeini and genus Lymnaea. It is also called the Swamp lymnaea, Great pondsnail or Great pond snail, and its scientific name was authored by (Linnaeus, 1758).
Quick facts about the great pons snail
The species is living, not extinct, and its global IUCN Red List assessment is Least Concern, which is not a threatened category.
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- freshwatersrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the great pons snail
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Where does the great pons snail live?
Not recorded
What is the great pons snail?
Lymnaea stagnalis, better known as the great pond snail, is a species of large air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae. The great pond snail is a model organism to study parasitology, neurology, embryonal development and genetic regulation.
Limnaea stagnalis var. baltica Lindström, 1868: synonym of Lymnaea stagnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Is the great pons snail endangered?
The great pons snail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the great pons snail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda
- genusLymnaea
- SpeciesLymnaea stagnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Bulimus stagnalis, Helix stagnalis, Limnaea acicula, Limnaea anglica, Limnaea arenaria, Limnaea arenaria var. nigra, Limnaea berlani, Limnaea borealis, Limnaea callopleura, Limnaea chantrei, Limnaea colpodia, Limnaea colpodia var. hyalina, Limnaea colpodia var. nigra, Limnaea colpodia var. solida, Limnaea colpodia var. subfusca, Limnaea debilis var. minor, Limnaea defilippii, Limnaea elophila, Limnaea homsiana, Limnaea lacustris, Limnaea lagodeschina, Limnaea livonica, Limnaea profunda, Limnaea profunda var. roszkowskii, Limnaea psilia, Limnaea rochebruni, Limnaea slavonica, Limnaea sorensis var. sorensiana, Limnaea sorensis var. sorensis, Limnaea sorensis var. tiflisiana, Limnaea stagnalis, Limnaea stagnalis, Limnaea stagnalis, Limnaea stagnalis, Limnaea stagnalis, Limnaea stagnalis, Limnaea stagnalis angensis, Limnaea stagnalis f. fasciata, Limnaea stagnalis var. alata, Limnaea stagnalis var. ampliata, Limnaea stagnalis var. angulifera, Limnaea stagnalis var. angulosa, Limnaea stagnalis var. aquarii, Limnaea stagnalis var. arcolata, Limnaea stagnalis var. arenaria, Limnaea stagnalis var. atrata, Limnaea stagnalis var. baltica, Limnaea stagnalis var. bodamica, Limnaea stagnalis var. bollingeri, Limnaea stagnalis var. bottnica, Limnaea stagnalis var. charpentierii, Limnaea stagnalis var. expansilabris, Limnaea stagnalis var. fossarina, Limnaea stagnalis var. fucinensis, Limnaea stagnalis var. gorktschaana, Limnaea stagnalis var. laciniosa, Limnaea stagnalis var. minor, Limnaea stagnalis var. minor, Limnaea stagnalis var. mostarensis, Limnaea stagnalis var. nordmanni, Limnaea stagnalis var. occidentalis, Limnaea stagnalis var. producta, Limnaea stagnalis var. productissima, Limnaea stagnalis var. rhodani, Limnaea stagnalis var. rubicunda, Limnaea stagnalis var. sophronia, Limnaea stagnalis var. souriaensis, Limnaea stagnalis var. subfusca, Limnaea stagnalis var. subulata, Limnaea stagnalis var. syriaca, Limnaea stagnalis var. taurinensis, Limnaea stagnalis var. torsa, Limnaea stagnalis var. umbilicata, Limnaea stagnalis var. variegata, Limnaea stagnalis var. violacea, Limnaea stagnalis var. vulgaris, Limnaea succineaeformis, Limnaea tasmanica, Limnaea tenella, Limnaea turgida, Limnaea variegata, Limnaea variegata var. acuminata, Limnaea vulgata, Limnaea westerlundi, Limnaea yungi, Limnaea yungi f. nigrita, Limnaea yungi var. acella, Limnaea yungi var. humilis, Limnaea yungi var. intermedia, Limnaea yungi var. ventriosa, Limnaeus karpinskii, Limnaeus longus, Limnaeus speciosus, Limnaeus stagnalis, Limnaeus stagnalis var. bottnicus, Limnaeus stagnalis var. subulatus, Limnaeus tasmanicus, Limnea lepida, Limneus lacustris, Limneus major, Limneus stagnalis, Limneus stagnalis var. lacustris, Limneus tommasellii, Limnoea stagnalis, Limnoea stagnalis var. acuta, Limnoea stagnalis var. globosa, Limnoea stagnalis var. rosea, Lymnaea lepida, Lymnaea sanctamariae, Lymnaea stagnalis, Lymnaea stagnalis brunsoni, Lymnaea stagnalis jugularis, Lymnaea stagnalis sanctaemariae, Lymnaea stagnalis sanctaemariae, Lymnaea stagnalis var. higleyi, Lymnaea stagnalis var. lillianae, Lymnaea stagnalis var. vulgaris, Lymnaea stagnalis wasatchensis, Lymnaeus karpinskii, Lymnaeus karpinskii var. longula, Lymnaeus stagnalis, Stagnicola elegans, Stagnicola vulgaris
Other names and names in other languages (50)
- Great pond snailEnglish
- Great pond snailEnglish
- Great pondsnailEnglish
- Swamp lymnaeaEnglish
- SchpitzhörndliAlbanian
- Балацянік звычайныBelarusian
- plovatka bahenníCzech
- Stôwkòwô swòrkaKashubian
- stor mosesneglDanish
- SpitzhornGerman
- Große SchlammschneckeGerman
- Spitz(horn) SchlammschneckeGerman
- SpitzhornSchlammschneckeGerman
- SpitzhornschneckeGerman
- SpitzschlammschneckeGerman
- Caracol de estanqueSpanish
- mudatiguEstonian
- mudakukkEstonian
- Suur mudatiguEstonian
- piippolimakotiloFinnish
- Limnée stagnaleFrench
- Grande limnéeFrench
- grande limnée des étangsFrench
- nagy mocsáricsigaHungarian
- Lumaca di stagnoItalian
- Chiocciola degli stagniItalian
- Didžioji kūdrinukėLithuanian
- lielais dīķgliemezisLatvian
- stordamsneglNorwegian Bokmål
- PoelslakDutch
- gewone poelslakDutch
- Grote poelslakDutch
- stordamsnigelNorwegian Nynorsk
- Błotniarka stawowaPolish
- caramujo-dos-PauisPortuguese
- Melcul limneaRomanian
- Прудовик ломкийRussian
- Большой прудовикRussian
- Обыкновенный прудовикRussian
- Прудовик большой, или озерныйRussian
- vodniak vysokýSlovak
- veliki mlakarSlovenian
- kërmilli i madh i kënetësAlbanian
- Велики барски пужSerbian
- stor dammsnäckaSwedish
- större dammsnäckaSwedish
- Ставковик великийUkrainian
- Ставковик звичайнийUkrainian
- 静水椎实螺Chinese
- 靜水椎實螺Chinese
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Relatives of the great pons snail
Other species in the same genus Lymnaea.
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Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the great pons snail?
The great pons snail is a mollusc in the snails and slugs subgroup, belonging to the class Gastropoda and the tribe Lymnaeini.
What is the scientific name of the great pons snail?
Its scientific name is Lymnaea stagnalis, in the genus Lymnaea.
Who named Lymnaea stagnalis and when?
The scientific name authority is written as (Linnaeus, 1758).
Is the great pons snail endangered?
No. Its global IUCN Red List category is Least Concern (LC), which is not a threatened category.
What other names does the great pons snail have?
Other English names are Swamp lymnaea, Great pondsnail and Great pond snail.
Is the great pons snail extinct?
No. The Catalogue of Life lists it as living, not extinct.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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