Description
Habitat
Ecology: Genus found in varied habitats
including streams
, lakes
, seasonal pools
and irrigation
channels
.[1]
List of Habitats:5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
5.2Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks
5.3Wetlands (inland) - Shrub
Dominated Wetlands
5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs
, Marshes, Swamps
, Fens
, Peatlands
5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater
Lakes (over 8ha)
5.6Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Order:
Basommatophora
()
- Superfamily:
Planorbacea
()
- Superfamily:
Planorbacea
(
- Order:
Basommatophora
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Ferrissia
There are approximately 33 species in this genus:
F. burnupi · F. caurina · F. cawstoni · F. clessiniana · F. clifdeni · F. conollyi · F. dalli · F. eccentrica · F. farquhari · F. fontinalis · F. fragilis (Fragile Ancylid) · F. fusca · F. hendersoni (Blackwater Ancylid) · F. irrorata · F. junodi · F. kirklandi · F. lacustris · F. mcneili (Hood Ancylid) · F. natalensis · F. parallela (Oblong Ancylid) · F. parallelus (Oblong Ancylid) · F. peninsulae (Spotted Snailfish) · F. petterdi · F. rivularis (Creeping Ancylid) · F. sharpi · F. shimekii · F. tanganyicensis · F. tarda · F. tasmanica · F. victoriensis · F. walkeri (Cloche Ancylid) · F. wautieri · F. zambesiensis
More Info
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Further Reading
- Brown, D.S. 1994. Freshwater Snails of Africa and their medical importance. Second Edition. Taylor Francis, London.
Notes
Contributors
- Kristensen, T.K., Stensgaard, A.S. & Appleton, C. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- IUCN ID: 63424
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3963251
Footnotes
- Kristensen, T.K., Stensgaard, A.S. & Appleton, C. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
