Ferrissia tenuis
| Ferrissia tenuis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| 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.
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
- ^ a b c 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.