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Thames gyro

Gyraulus acronicus (A. Férussac, 1807)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The thames gyro (Gyraulus acronicus) is a species in the family Planorbidae.

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Quick facts about the thames gyro

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
freshwater
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the thames gyro live?

Not recorded

Is the thames 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 thames gyro classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. familyPlanorbidae
  5. genusGyraulus
  6. SpeciesGyraulus acronicus (A. Férussac, 1807)

Synonyms Anisus acronicus, Gyraulus acronicus, Gyraulus deformis, Gyraulus gredleri, Planorbis acronicus, Planorbis borealis, Planorbis corneus, Planorbis devians, Planorbis gredleri

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Thames ram's-hornEnglish
  • Thames ram's-horn snailEnglish
  • Thames ramshornEnglish
  • kružník severníCzech
  • Verbogenes PosthörnchenGerman
  • vankkakehäkotiloFinnish
  • Planorbine contournéeFrench
  • クロヒラマキJapanese
  • Briaunotasis sraigtukasLithuanian
  • nordskivesneglNorwegian Bokmål
  • Verbogen schijfhorenDutch
  • nordskivesnigelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Zatoczek grubyPolish
  • kotúľka severskáSlovak
  • nordlig skivsnäckaSwedish
  • Planorbine corne-de-bélierFrench
  • vanlig skivesneglNorwegian Bokmål

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Relatives of the thames gyro

Other species in the same genus Gyraulus.

White gyro

Gyraulus albus

PlanorbidaeNo free photo yet

Ash gyro

Gyraulus parvus

PlanorbidaeNo free photo yet

Flexed gyro

Gyraulus deflectus

PlanorbidaeNo free photo yet

CompareThames gyro vs White gyroThames gyro vs Ash gyroThames gyro vs Chinese ramshornThames gyro vs Flexed gyro

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Thames gyro (Gyraulus acronicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/thames-gyro

MLA

“Thames gyro (Gyraulus acronicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/thames-gyro.

BibTeX
@misc{thames_gyro_2026,
  title = {Thames gyro (Gyraulus acronicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thames-gyro},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}