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Ferrissia

Ferrissia is a genus of small, air-breathing freshwater limpets, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae.

Species

Species within the genus Ferrissia include:

Many specific names need revision, for example 11 species of Ferrissia in southern Africa.

Species brought into synonymy:
  • † Ferrissia senckenbergiana (Boettger, 1877): synonym of † Ferrissia deperdita (Desmarest, 1814)
  • Ferrissia wautieri <small>(Mirolli, 1960)</small>: synonym of Ferrissia fragilis <small>(Tryon, 1836)</small>
  • Ferrissia (Pettancylus) clessiniana <small>(Jickeli, 1882)</small>: synonym of Pettancylus clessiniana <small>(Jickeli, 1882)</small>

References

External links

  • Greke K. (2011). "First record of the genus Ferrissia Walker, 1903 (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) from the Papuan region". In: Telnov D. Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea. Volume I., The Entomological Society of Latvia, Riga, 526 pp.