Physa fontinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Common Bladder Snail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhysa fontinalis (Common Bladder Snail)
GenusPhysa (bladder snails)
FamilyPHYSIDAE (bladder snails)
SuperfamilyPLANORBOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
SubterclassTectipleura (a subterclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETEROBRANCHIA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Physa fontinalis (Common Bladder Snail) :
1: Physa fontinalis (Common Bladder Snail)
16 Feb 1974 OSGR: SE74 53° 50’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 3: Two animals - dorsal view - enlarged

Physa fontinalis (Common Bladder Snail) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Physa fontinalis (Common Bladder Snail)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Physa fontinalis (Common Bladder Snail)
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