Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00083
American Lake Limpet
Ferrissia californica
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About American Lake Limpet
Christensen (2016) states the former Ferrissia sharpi was reported from Kauai and recorded in numerous Hawaiian stream surveys.
Peer-reviewed Bishop Museum paper demonstrates Ferrissia sharpi and F. fragilis are synonyms of senior name Ferrissia californica; MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 1001489 accepts that name.
Freshwater limpet recorded from Kauai stream surveys; within freshwater scope.
The 2016 taxonomic paper directly supplies the synonym bridge, Kauai occurrence, freshwater habitat, and alien status.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Ferrissia californica
- Common names
- American Lake Limpet
- Other names
- Ferrissia californica · Ferrissia sharpi
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Established nonindigenous freshwater species; modern survey history documented.
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Freshwater and estuarine
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Ferrissia californica is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. The 2016 taxonomic paper directly supplies the synonym bridge, Kauai occurrence, freshwater habitat, and alien status.