Ferrissia californica

Ferrissia californica
	Ferrissia californica
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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
	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

^ ^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.
^ 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
^ "Just One Species of Ferrissia". fwgna.org.
^ 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.
^ 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
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Species Account : Ferrissia fragilis". fwgna.org.
^ 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.
^ "Genetics, Shell Morphology, and Life History of the Freshwater Pulmonate Limpets Ferrissia rivularis and Ferrissia fragilis". researchgate.net.
^ "Algae and Other Pests". fishwise. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2020-08-20.

[IUCN_2011-1] 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.

[WoRMS-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. Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2020-08-20.

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