Radix balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Description

Radix balthica (Linnaeus, 1758) or Ampullaceana balthica (Linnaeus, 1758), or Peregriana peregra (O.F. Müller, 1774), Common Pond snail, ditch by Harelaw Reservoir, Watsonian Vice County 83, AR Waterston, 25th September 1931, includes a figured specimen. 3 filed speperately from Fitty Burn, Fife, Watsonian Vice County 85, 5 May 1935

Museum reference

Z.1959.21.335

Collection

Freshwater invertebrates

Scientific name(s)

species: Radix balthica
species: Ampullaceana balthica (Linnaeus, 1758)
species: Peregriana peregra (O.F. Müller, 1774)

Specimen details

Specimen form: Dry
Sex: Undetermined
Phase: Unknown

Materials

Shell

Collection place(s)

Balerno, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe
Loch Fitty, Fife, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Collector: Waterston, A. Rodger (RSM)

References

A Beginner's Guide to Freshwater Snails of Central Scotland (2018) Joanna Lindsay (TCV & Buglife)