Key to common families of snails in the Niagara region

1a) Shell shaped like a flat disc, without a raised spire; no hardened operculum closing the opening
(aperture) of the shell - foot evident. PLANORBIDAE




1b) Shell with a raised spire. Hardened operculum may be present. 2




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