flat ramshorn?

zzyzx85

zzyzx85

the casual hobbyist
Dec 3, 2007
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I found an interesting snail in my outdoor pond tank. I had put a bunch of pond and ramshorn snails in there after my assassins were decimating the snail population in my community tank.

Basically, it looks like a ramshorn but the shell is flat. It doesn't get wider by the opening.

Has anyone seen one before? I'll try to get a picture of it if I can find it tomorrow.
 
I have one just like what you described. The shell is very thin and stays "sideways" instead of upright on normal ramshorns.
 
Its less than 1/4 an inch. I found it randomly in a tank about a week or two ago, it was on my hand when doing a water change. The shell is almost a clear color, and it has antennae and stuff like a regular snail. It's never in a good place to photograph and I'm afraid to touch it as it's shell looks so fragile.
 
There are some species of snails with a similar shell to ramshorn, but flat rather than upright. Perhaps you found yourself one of those.
 
I took a couple poor quality photos

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