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White gyro

Gyraulus albus (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The white gyro (Gyraulus albus) is a species in the family Planorbidae.

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Quick facts about the white 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 white gyro live?

Not recorded

Is the white 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 white gyro classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. familyPlanorbidae
  5. genusGyraulus
  6. SpeciesGyraulus albus (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Synonyms Anisus albus, Gyraulus albu, Gyraulus albus, Gyraulus loxostoma, Planorbis albus, Planorbis crosseanus, Planorbis hispidus, Planorbis loxostoma

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • White ram's-hornEnglish
  • White ramshornEnglish
  • kružník bělavýCzech
  • Weißes PosthörnchenGerman
  • harilik lametiguEstonian
  • valkokehäkotiloFinnish
  • Planorbine poilueFrench
  • Balsvasis sraigtukasLithuanian
  • Baltā ūdensspolīteLatvian
  • hvitskivesneglNorwegian Bokmål
  • Witte schijfhorenDutch
  • kvitskivesnigelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Zatoczek białawyPolish
  • Белая катушкаRussian
  • kotúľka ryhovanáSlovak
  • ljus skivsnäckaSwedish
  • Weiße TellerschneckeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the white gyro

Other species in the same genus Gyraulus.

Ash gyro

Gyraulus parvus

PlanorbidaeNo free photo yet

Thames gyro

Gyraulus acronicus

PlanorbidaeNo free photo yet

Flexed gyro

Gyraulus deflectus

PlanorbidaeNo free photo yet

CompareWhite gyro vs Ash gyroWhite gyro vs Thames gyroWhite gyro vs Chinese ramshornWhite gyro vs Flexed gyro

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). White gyro (Gyraulus albus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-gyro

MLA

“White gyro (Gyraulus albus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-gyro.

BibTeX
@misc{white_gyro_2026,
  title = {White gyro (Gyraulus albus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-gyro},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}