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Marbled physa

Stenophysa marmorata (Guilding, 1828)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The marbled physa (Stenophysa marmorata) is a species in the family Physidae.

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Quick facts about the marbled physa

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 marbled physa live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the marbled physa as introduced in 7 countries.

  1. Benin
  2. Côte d’Ivoire
  3. Ghana
  4. Israel
  5. Nigeria
  6. South Africa
  7. Togo

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the marbled physa 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 marbled physa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. familyPhysidae
  5. genusStenophysa
  6. SpeciesStenophysa marmorata (Guilding, 1828)

Synonyms Aplecta sowerbyana, Aplexa marmorata, Aplexa rivalis antillarum, Aplexa sowerbyana, Limnea rivalis, Physa acuminata, Physa guadeloupensis, Physa margaritacea, Physa marmorata, Physa salleana, Physa sowerbyana, Physa ventricosa

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Marbled aplexaEnglish
  • Slender bladder snailEnglish
  • Physe marmoréenneFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marbled physa

Other species in the same genus Stenophysa.

CompareMarbled physa vs Tawny aplexaMarbled physa vs Stenophysa meigsiiMarbled physa vs Stenophysa spathidophallus

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the marbled physa an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the marbled physa as introduced in 7 countries, including Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Israel and Nigeria, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marbled physa (Stenophysa marmorata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-physa

MLA

“Marbled physa (Stenophysa marmorata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-physa.

BibTeX
@misc{marbled_physa_2026,
  title = {Marbled physa (Stenophysa marmorata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-physa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}