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Ferrissia californica
Ferrissia californica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Ferrissia
Species:
F. californica
Binomial name
Ferrissia californica
(Rowell, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ancylus (Ferrissia) hendersoni B. Walker, 1908
  • Ancylus (Ferrissia) novangliae B. Walker, 1908
  • Ancylus caurinus W. Cooper, 1860 (nomen nudum)
  • Ancylus caurinus J. G. Cooper, 1870
  • Ancylus fragilis Tryon, 1863
  • Ancylus obliquus Shimek, 1890
  • Ancylus pumilus Sterki, 1900
  • Ancylus sharpi Sykes, 1900
  • Ancylus shimeki Pilsbry, 1890 (replacement name)
  • Ferrissia (Kincaidilla) fragilis (Tryon, 1863)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Ferrissia bartschi B. Walker, 1920
  • Ferrissia fragilis (Tryon, 1863)
  • Ferrissia japonica Habe & J. B. Burch, 1965 (a junior synonym)
  • Ferrissia sharpi (Sykes, 1900)
  • Ferrissia wautieri (Miroli, 1960)
  • Gundlachia (Kincaidilla) japonica J. B. Burch, 1964 (a junior synonym)
  • Gundlachia californica Rowell, 1863 (original combination)
  • Gundlachia meekiana Stimpson, 1863
  • Gundlachia stimpsoniana S. Smith in S. Smith & Prime, 1870
  • Pettancylus sharpi (Sykes, 1900)
  • Watsonula wautieri Mirolli, 1960

Ferrissia californica is a species of small freshwater limpet, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae. [2]

Description

This species has a limpet like shell. In captivity the shell is clear but in the wild it is light to dark brown. [3]

Distribution

This species originates from North America. It is introduced in several countries and islands including:

Habitat

Ferrissia californica lives in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, etc. It can be found on rocks, wood debris, aquatic plants, and dead leaves. [9]

Diet

Ferrissia californica eats mostly diatoms. [10]

Life cycle

Ferrissia californica is a obligate self-fertilizer. It lays eggs that are 0.6 mm and contain one juvenile. The eggs hatch in about seven days. They mature at between four and five weeks. Adults are about 2 mm. [11]

Human use

Ferrissia californica is found in the aquarium trade and is considered an aquarium pest. [12]

References

  1. ^ a b Cordeiro, J. & Perez, K. (2011). "Ferrissia fragilis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T189119A8686887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189119A8686887.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ferrissia californica (Rowell, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1001489 on 2021-02-09
  3. ^ "Just One Species of Ferrissia". fwgna.org.
  4. ^ Beran L. & Horsák M. (2007). "Distribution of the alien freshwater snail Ferrissia fragilis (Tryon, 1863) (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in the Czech Republic". Aquatic Invasions 2(1): 45–54.
  5. ^ Dilian Georgiev & Zdravko Hubenov (2013). "Freshwater snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Bulgaria: an updated annotated checklist". Folia Malacologica 21(4): 237-263. DOI:10.12657/folmal.021.026
  6. ^ Igor A. Balashov, Mikhail O. Son, Viorica Coadã & Francisco Welter-Schultes (2013). "An updated annotated checklist of the molluscs of the Republic of Moldova". Folia Malacologica 21(3): 175-181.
  7. ^ Holyoak, D.T.; Holyoak, G.A.; Mendes, R. (2019). "A revised check-list of the land and freshwater Mollusca (Gastropoda and Bivalvia) of mainland Portugal". Iberus. 37 (1): 113–168.
  8. ^ Ramdini Ramdane, Dirk Van Damme, Sadouk Ghania & Medjdoub-Bensaad Ferroudja (2020). "Rediscovery of Armiger crista (Linnaeus, 1857) (Gastropoda Planorbidae) in Algeria". Biodiversity Journal 11(4): 821–824.
  9. ^ "Species Account : Ferrissia fragilis". fwgna.org.
  10. ^ Blinn, W.; Truitt, Robt. E.; Pickart, Anne (1989). "Feeding Ecology and Radular Morphology of the Freshwater Limpet Ferrissia fragilis". Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 8 (3): 237–242. doi:10.2307/1467327. JSTOR 1467327.
  11. ^ "Genetics, Shell Morphology, and Life History of the Freshwater Pulmonate Limpets Ferrissia rivularis and Ferrissia fragilis". researchgate.net.
  12. ^ "Algae and Other Pests". fishwise.
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