Planorbis carinatus is species of air-breathing freshwater snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails.

The shell has a noticeable keel at the center of the periphery of the body whorl.

Planorbis carinatus is found across Europe from Spain to Scandinavia.

The Distribution type is European Wide-temperate range.

The habitat of this species is larger water bodies such as the open water of canals, rivers and lakes.