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River ramshorn

Gyraulus riparius (Westerlund, 1865)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The river ramshorn (Gyraulus riparius) is a species in the family Planorbidae.

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Quick facts about the river ramshorn

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 river ramshorn live?

Not recorded

Is the river ramshorn 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 river ramshorn classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. familyPlanorbidae
  5. genusGyraulus
  6. SpeciesGyraulus riparius (Westerlund, 1865)

Synonyms Choanomphalus riparius, Gyraulus riparius, Planorbis riparius

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Flaches PosthörnchenGerman
  • kuultokehäkotiloFinnish
  • Krantinis sraigtukasLithuanian
  • OeverschijfhorenDutch
  • Zatoczek przybrzeżnyPolish
  • Катушка прибрежнаяRussian
  • kotúľka pobrežnáSlovak
  • sjöskivsnäckaSwedish
  • Oever-schijfhorenDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the river ramshorn

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

Flexed gyro

Gyraulus deflectus

PlanorbidaeNo free photo yet

CompareRiver ramshorn vs White gyroRiver ramshorn vs Ash gyroRiver ramshorn vs Thames gyroRiver ramshorn vs Chinese ramshorn

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). River ramshorn (Gyraulus riparius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-ramshorn

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“River ramshorn (Gyraulus riparius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-ramshorn.

BibTeX
@misc{river_ramshorn_2026,
  title = {River ramshorn (Gyraulus riparius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-ramshorn},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}