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  - Phylum - Mollusks - Mollusca
    - Class - Snails / Slugs - Gastropoda
      - Order - Aquatic Snails - Basommatophora
        
        Family - Physas - Physidae
        
        Species - Glass Physa - Physa skinneri

Glass Physa - Physa skinneri

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR

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Food Habits

Like most snails, these are herbivorous- scrapers of algae, detritus and diatoms from other vegetation of benthic substrates

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Citation for data on this website:
Glass Physa — Physa skinneri. MONTANA FIELD GUIDE™. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on October 15, 2026, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IMGASL9020