Ferrissia gentilis
| Ferrissia gentilis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Hygrophila |
| Superfamily: | Planorboidea |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Subfamily: | Bulininae |
| Tribe: | Miratestini |
| Genus: | Ferrissia |
| Species: | F. gentilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ferrissia gentilis Lanzer, 1991 | |
Ferrissia gentilis is a species of small freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.
Distribution
This freshwater limpet is endemic to Brazil, where it is known from the coastal regions of Goiás, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina in the south of the country.[1]
Habitat and Ecology
F. gentilis occurs in ponds and rivers, where it is found on substrates dominated by organic material and sludge. It commonly associates with the roots of the Water Hyacinth species Eichhornia azurea and E. crassipes.[2]
References
- 1 2 Pastorino, G. & Darrigan, G. (2011). "Ferrissia gentilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ Pfeifer, N.T.S. & Pitoni, V.L.L. (2003). "Seasonal qualitative analysis of limnical mollusc fauna in delta do Jacuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil." (PDF). Biociências (Porto Alegre) 11 (2): 145–158. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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