flat ramshorn?

[zzyzx85]

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.

 

[AshK]

I have one just like what you described. The shell is very thin and stays "sideways" instead of upright on normal ramshorns.

 

[zzyzx85]

so it's like a deformed snail? How big did yours get to?

 

[AshK]

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.

 

[vampie]

There are some species of snails with a similar shell to ramshorn, but flat rather than upright. Perhaps you found yourself one of those.

 

[AshK]

I took a couple poor quality photos

 

[zzyzx85]

yup, that's how it looks like. Seems like the body stays small, given the small opening of the shell. Dunno how I got it unless a bird dropped it in.