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Ferrissia

Genus of gastropods

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

01Species

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 (Mirolli, 1960): synonym of Ferrissia fragilis (Tryon, 1836)
  • Ferrissia (Pettancylus) clessiniana (Jickeli, 1882): synonym of Pettancylus clessiniana (Jickeli, 1882)
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