Ferrissia tenuis
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Ferrissia tenuis (Bourguignat, 1862)
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Ferrissia tenuis is a species of a freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod in the family Planorbidae.
Distribution
This species is found in India.
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Ecology
The population trend of this species is unknown.[1]
Ferrissia tenuis is considered as a suspected host of Schistosoma haematobium in India.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Madhyastha A. & Rintelen T. (2011). "Ferrissia tenuis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 16 September 2014.