Ferrissia neozelanica, also known as Gundlachia neozelanica, is a species of small freshwater limpet, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Planorbidae.
As of 2014, this species was listed in the IUCN Red list twice: as Gundlachia neozelanica - data deficient and as Ferrissia neozelanicus - least concern.
Shell description Shell depressed conoidal, oval-oblong, the sides straightened, subparallel, thin, semitransparent, horn-colour, with a blackish-green coating. Apex a little inclined to the right, situated at the posterior sixth of the length, flatly convex anteriorly; concentric lines of growth at regular intervals. Interior light brown, shining. Aperture is elongated oval, slightly broadened anteriorly. Specimens have been found with the septum partly formed, but not adult.
The shell length is up to 3 mm, the width up to 2 mm, and height up to 0.75 mm.
Anatomy These animals have a pallial lung, as do all pulmonate snails, but they also have a false gill or "pseudobranch". This serves as a gill as these limpets may sometimes not be able to reach the surface for air.
Distribution This freshwater limpet is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.Powell A. W. B. (1979). New Zealand Mollusca. William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand,
Habitat These tiny limpets are found attached to stems and undersides of leaves of aquatic plants in quiet waters.
References This article incorporates public domain text from the referenceSuter H. (1913). Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca. Wellington.
External links Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone