| Planorbarius corneus
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| A live individual of Planorbarius corneus, carrying the shell with the umbilicus uppermost
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| A shell of Planorbarius corneus
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Mollusca
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| Class:
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Gastropoda
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| Superorder:
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Hygrophila
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| Family:
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Planorbidae
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| Genus:
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Planorbarius
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| Species:
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P. corneus
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| Binomial name
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Planorbarius corneus
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| Synonyms
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List
- Coretus corneus (Linnaeus, 1758); junior objective synonym
- Coretus corneus corneus (Linnaeus, 1758); junior objective synonym
- Coretus corneus etruscus (Mousson, 1859); junior synonym
- Helix cornea Linnaeus, 1758; superseded combination
- Planorbarius corneus corneus (Linnaeus, 1758); unaccepted
- Planorbarius corneus etruscus (Mousson, 1859); junior synonym
- Planorbarius penchinati (Bourguignat, 1870); unaccepted
- Planorbarius purpurea (O. F. Müller, 1774); junior synonym
- †Planorbis (Helisoma) clathratus F. Sandberger, 1880; junior subjective synonym
- †Planorbis clathratus F. Sandberger, 1880; junior subjective synonym
- Planorbis corneus (Linnaeus, 1758); superseded combination
- Planorbis corneus var. praetextus Hilbert, 1917; junior subjective synonym
- Planorbis etruscus Mousson, 1859; junior synonym
- Planorbis megistus (Bourguignat, 1870); junior subjective synonym
- Planorbis penchinati (Bourguignat, 1870); junior synonym
- Planorbis purpura (Bourguignat, 1870); junior synonym
- Planorbis similis O. F. Müller, 1774; junior synonym
- Planorbis similis M. Bielz, 1851; unaccepted
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Planorbarius corneus, common name the great ramshorn, is a relatively large species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails. It is native to Europe, though is most common in central Europe and the Balkans region. This species possesses the protein hemoglobin in its blood, which allows it to live in oxygen-poor environments. It may live for up to 6 years in captivity, and likely has a reproductive cycle of about 1 year.
The shell of this species appears to be dextral in coiling, even though it is in fact sinistral or left-handed.