Art, shalom!
Finely some sense from "zoomtown".
The epiteth "Ramshorn" says nothing except for the fact that it belongs to
the Planorbidae.
As a matter of  fact according to Turgeon et al., 1998. Common and
Scientific names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada:
Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26:
526 pp., there are at least 27 or 28 Ramshorn species living in North
America. They belong to the following genera: Biomphalaria (1); Drepanotrema
(3); Helisoma (2); Planorbella (19); Planorbula (1) and Vorticifex (1 or 2).
A world wide Ramshorn species in freshwater aquaria is Planorbella duryi
(Wetherby, 1879) or Seminole rams-horn.
I hope that this is of some help. And by the way: stick to the molluscs.
There are so many interesting subjects concerning those creatures.
Best regards,
Henk K. Mienis

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> Dear anyone;-
>    I recently added a "Ramshorn" Snail to my freshwater aquarium. Can
someone tell me the proper name for the beast?
>     Art
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