Not sure if I've found a fossil. Can anybody help me ID this, please?

[Flashgordon]

Hi everyone, my sister and I went out on walk at a local nature reserve this morning in the UK. With the weather being so hot recently, water levels have dropped in the ponds and the lake that are situated in the reserve. I found this shell sitting at the edge of a very hidden pond. It was NOT found in rock, it's very light weight, very fragile. Is it still a kind of fossil? Thanks guys

[Paleorunner]

The shell could be a current freshwater gastropod, but I'm not sure.
Indicate the area where it was found, with a bit of luck, a member can recognize it.

[digit]

Looks like the Great Ram's Horn (Planorbarius corneus) to me but then I'm only using this as a guide:

 

https://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/dogs/a-simple-guide-to-snails-213910

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[oilshale]

If it were a fossil we would expect to find solidified sediment in the shell. Sorry, a recent snail shell.

[digit]

Especially if it is lightweight and fragile. A recent shell of an extant species is most likely here.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[Flashgordon]

Thank you all for your responses. I had my doubts about it being anything very old due to it not being fossilised. I've just never come across a shell like it in my life, nor had my sister. Thank you all, again!

[digit]

The land snails with spirals in the same plane resulting in a flattened shell seem to be less common. I've found tiny fossilized versions in Florida micro-matrix.

 

Your find seems to be modern but might look nice if the shell could be cleaned up and the mud removed. Something interesting for the display shelf.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[Coco]

Hi,

 

Recent snail of the planeorb (planorbe) family.

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=planorbe&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=ALiCzsYzylXIzdDF4GVeH-YaG5qcf-iltg:1660517000004&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwib0rbvs8f5AhUHwYUKHZ5pAU8Q_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1543&bih=803&dpr=0.9

 

Coco