Classification
All of the following information can
be found from the Encyclopdia of Life at EOL.org
Helisoma trivolvis (Ramshorn Snail)
Kingdom: Metazoa
The Kingdom Metazoa contains all of the multicellular
animals on the earth. Some characteristics of this group is that
they lack cell walls and almost all members have an internal
cavity where food is ingested and digested.
Phylum: Mollusca
This is a big phlyum with many invertebrates in it.
Some of the invertebrates include octopus, slugs, and snails.
All of these members have a mantle.
Class: Gastropoda
The Class Gastropoda contains all of the slugs and
snails. All of members of this class have torsion, which is a
twisting of body that causes the anus to be on the anterior end
of the organism. Most of these members have a coiled shell on
them.
Order: Pulmonata
The order Pulmonata consists of all of the terrestrial
snails. The main characteristic that seperates Pulmonates from
other members of the Gastropoda are that they have lungs.
Family: Planorbidae
This family contains freshwater snails that don't have
any gills on them. They all have lungs and are all aquatic.
Genus: Helisoma
All of these members are called ramshorns snails. There
are different species based on differences in
their appearance and habitat from one another.
Next check out the habitat page to see where this snail lives!
*more details about the classification of
Helisoma trivolvis can be found
here.