Great Ramshorn Snail - Planorbarius corneus
Description
Diameter 30 mm. The shell coils in a flat spiral. Their shells are various shades of brown with a reddish tinge caused by the presence of haemoglobin.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Inhabits small, still, weedy ponds and drains.
When to see it
All year round.
Life History
These snails graze on algae by scraping rocks with a special tongue with embedded teeth called a radula. They lay their eggs in a protective mass of jelly on plants or any other underwater structure.
UK Status
Fairly frequent in much of England, but fewer records from Wales and Scotland.
VC55 Status
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015