Stats

Lifespan: Annual
Size: Tiny
Diet: Herbivore
Activity: Cathemeral
Social: Solitary
Biome: Freshwater wetland
Range: North America
Movement: Slithering
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Armor
Status: Rare

About

This tiny freshwater snail clings to rocks and submerged leaves in calm lakes. It can survive being completely dried out for weeks by sealing its shell against a surface.

Life cycle

1.
juvenile
A juvenile mollusk takes adult form after its larval phase and begins building or growing its shell.
2.
adult
Fully grown at adult shell size or body length.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Ferrissia
Species: Ferrissia californica