Ferrissia tenuis

Ferrissia tenuis is a species of a freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod in the family Planorbidae.

Ferrissia tenuis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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)

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]

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References
  1. 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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