Bathyomphalus contortus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Twisted Ramshorn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Bathyomphalus contortus (Twisted Ramshorn)
Family	PLANORBIDAE (ram’s horn or trumpet snails)
Superfamily	PLANORBOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
Order	HYGROPHILA (an order of molluscs)
Subclass	HETEROBRANCHIA (a subclass of molluscs)
Class	GASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
Phylum	MOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
Superphylum	LOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Bathyomphalus contortus is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Mollusca)

Records of Bathyomphalus contortus (Twisted Ramshorn) :
1: Bathyomphalus contortus (Twisted Ramshorn)
22 Oct 2008	OSGR: ST44	51° 10’ N, 2° 50’ W	Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6)	England
in grassy, duckweed-covered roadside ditch

Bathyomphalus contortus (Twisted Ramshorn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

GASTROPODA
(slugs and snails)

MOLLUSCA
(slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bathyomphalus contortus (Twisted Ramshorn)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bathyomphalus contortus (Twisted Ramshorn)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

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