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
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^ 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.
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^ 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
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^ 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.
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^ 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
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^ 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.
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^ 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.
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^ 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.
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^ "Species Account : Ferrissia fragilis". fwgna.org.
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^ 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.
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^ "Genetics, Shell Morphology, and Life History of the Freshwater Pulmonate Limpets Ferrissia rivularis and Ferrissia fragilis". researchgate.net.
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