Ferrissia tenuis
| Ferrissia tenuis | |
|---|---|
| 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. tenuis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ferrissia tenuis (Bourguignat, 1862) | |
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.
Distribution map of Ferrissia tenuis.
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
- 1 2 3 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.
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