MolluscaBase taxon details
Ferrissia rivularis (Say, 1817)
593135 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:593135)
accepted
Species
Ancylus (Ferrissia) borealis E. S. Morse, 1864 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ancylus (Ferrissia) haldemani Bourguignat, 1853 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ancylus (Ferrissia) ovalis E. S. Morse, 1864 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ancylus (Ferrissia) parallelus Haldeman, 1841 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ancylus (Ferrissia) rivularis Say, 1817 · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Ancylus borealis E. S. Morse, 1864 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ancylus calcarius De Kay, 1843 · unaccepted
Ancylus caurinus subalpinus J. G. Cooper, 1890 · unaccepted
Ancylus depressus Haldeman, 1844 · unaccepted
Ancylus haldemanii Bourguignat, 1853 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ancylus oregonensis Clessin, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ancylus ovalis E. S. Morse, 1864 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ancylus parallelus Haldeman, 1841 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ancylus rivularis Say, 1817 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ancylus tardus Say, 1831 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ferrissia (Ferrissia) arkansasensis B. Walker, 1925 · unaccepted
Ferrissia (Ferrissia) bayacalifornia B. Walker, 1924 · alternative representation (junior synonym)
Ferrissia (Ferrissia) browni B. Walker, 1925 · unaccepted
Ferrissia (Ferrissia) hendersoni B. Walker, 1925 · unaccepted
Ferrissia (Ferrissia) mcneilli B. Walker, 1925 · unaccepted
Ferrissia (Ferrissia) occidentalis B. Walker, 1924 · alternative representation
Ferrissia bayacalifornica B. Walker, 1924 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ferrissia michiganensis Winslow, 1923 · unaccepted
Ferrissia occidentalis B. Walker, 1924 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ferrissia oregonensis (Clessin, 1880) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
(of Ancylus rivularis Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817). Descriptions of new species of land and fresh water shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1 (6): 123-126., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24680373
page(s): 125 [details]
page(s): 125 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ferrissia rivularis (Say, 1817). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=593135 on 2025-09-12
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original description
(of Ancylus rivularis Say, 1817) Say, T. (1817). Descriptions of new species of land and fresh water shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1 (6): 123-126., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24680373
page(s): 125 [details]
original description (of Ferrissia bayacalifornica B. Walker, 1924) Walker, B. (1924). New species of <i>Ferrissia</i> from Lower California. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 14(18): 430-432., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39702680
page(s): 431, fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Ferrissia occidentalis B. Walker, 1924) Walker, B. (1924). New species of <i>Ferrissia</i> from Lower California. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 14(18): 430-432., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39702680
page(s): 431, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Ancylus tardus Say, 1831) Say, T. (1831). New terrestrial and fluviatile shells of North America. (cont.). The Disseminator (2nd Series), 1(29): no pagination, 15 January 1831
page(s): no page number [details]
original description (of Ancylus haldemanii Bourguignat, 1853) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1853). Notice sur le genre <em>Ancylus</em>, suivi d'un catalogue synonymique des espèces de ce genre. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 4 (1): 55-66; 4 (2): 169-199, pl. 6 figs 9-12; [15 February; 1 May]. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15859532
page(s): 180 [details]
original description (of Ancylus parallelus Haldeman, 1841) Haldeman, S.S. (1841). Paludina. A monograph of the Limniades or freshwater univalve shells of North America. 2. J. Dobson, Philadelphia. 17-32, plates 6-10.
page(s): backcover [details]
original description (of Ancylus calcarius De Kay, 1843) De Kay, J. E. (1843). Mollusca. Zoology of New-York, or the New-York fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the State of New-York; with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders; and accompanied by appropriate illustrations. Carroll and Cook, Albany, New York. Part 5, pp. 1-271, plates 1-40., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2022507
page(s): 13, pl. 5, figs. 99a-b [details]
original description (of Ancylus depressus Haldeman, 1844) Haldeman, S. S. (1844). <i>Ancylus</i>. A monograph of the freshwater univalve Mollusca of the United States, including notices of species in other parts of North America. 7. J. Dobson, Philadelphia. 1-14, plate 1.
page(s): 6, pl. 1, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Ancylus ovalis E. S. Morse, 1864) Morse, E. S. (1864). Observations on the terrestrial Pulmonifera of Maine, including a catalogue of all the species of terrestrial and fluviatile Mollusca known to inhabit the state. <em>Journal of the Portland Society of Natural History.</em> 1(1): 1-63, pls 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070837
page(s): 44, figs. 101-102 [details]
original description (of Ancylus borealis E. S. Morse, 1864) Morse, E. S. (1864). Observations on the terrestrial Pulmonifera of Maine, including a catalogue of all the species of terrestrial and fluviatile Mollusca known to inhabit the state. <em>Journal of the Portland Society of Natural History.</em> 1(1): 1-63, pls 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070837
page(s): 45, figs. 103-104 [details]
original description (of Ancylus oregonensis Clessin, 1880) Clessin, S. (1880). Diagnoses novarum specierum generis Ancyli. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter, Neue Folge.</em> 3: 159., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35483787
page(s): 159 [details]
original description (of Ferrissia michiganensis Winslow, 1923) Winslow, M.L. (1923). Two new fresh-water snails from Michigan. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 145: 1-4.
page(s): 2, pl. 1, figs. 6-8 [details]
original description (of Ferrissia (Ferrissia) arkansasensis B. Walker, 1925) Walker, B. (1925). New species of North American Ancylidae and Lancidae. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.</em> 165: 1-13., available online at https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/56604/OP165.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
page(s): 5, pl. 1, figs. 7-8 [details]
original description (of Ferrissia (Ferrissia) browni B. Walker, 1925) Walker, B. (1925). New species of North American Ancylidae and Lancidae. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.</em> 165: 1-13., available online at https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/56604/OP165.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
page(s): 4, pl. 1, figs. 5-6 [details]
original description (of Ferrissia (Ferrissia) hendersoni B. Walker, 1925) Walker, B. (1925). New species of North American Ancylidae and Lancidae. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.</em> 165: 1-13., available online at https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/56604/OP165.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
page(s): 1, pl. 1, figs. 1-2 [details]
original description (of Ancylus caurinus subalpinus J. G. Cooper, 1890) Cooper, J. G. (1890). Additional notes and descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> (2) 3: 70-91, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16073509
page(s): 82, pl. 1, figs. 26-28 [details]
original description (of Ferrissia (Ferrissia) mcneilli B. Walker, 1925) Walker, B. (1925). New species of North American Ancylidae and Lancidae. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.</em> 165: 1-13., available online at https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/56604/OP165.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
page(s): 3, pl. 1, figs. 3-4 [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 125 [details]
original description (of Ferrissia bayacalifornica B. Walker, 1924) Walker, B. (1924). New species of <i>Ferrissia</i> from Lower California. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 14(18): 430-432., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39702680
page(s): 431, fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Ferrissia occidentalis B. Walker, 1924) Walker, B. (1924). New species of <i>Ferrissia</i> from Lower California. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 14(18): 430-432., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39702680
page(s): 431, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Ancylus tardus Say, 1831) Say, T. (1831). New terrestrial and fluviatile shells of North America. (cont.). The Disseminator (2nd Series), 1(29): no pagination, 15 January 1831
page(s): no page number [details]
original description (of Ancylus haldemanii Bourguignat, 1853) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1853). Notice sur le genre <em>Ancylus</em>, suivi d'un catalogue synonymique des espèces de ce genre. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 4 (1): 55-66; 4 (2): 169-199, pl. 6 figs 9-12; [15 February; 1 May]. Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15859532
page(s): 180 [details]
original description (of Ancylus parallelus Haldeman, 1841) Haldeman, S.S. (1841). Paludina. A monograph of the Limniades or freshwater univalve shells of North America. 2. J. Dobson, Philadelphia. 17-32, plates 6-10.
page(s): backcover [details]
original description (of Ancylus calcarius De Kay, 1843) De Kay, J. E. (1843). Mollusca. Zoology of New-York, or the New-York fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the State of New-York; with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders; and accompanied by appropriate illustrations. Carroll and Cook, Albany, New York. Part 5, pp. 1-271, plates 1-40., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2022507
page(s): 13, pl. 5, figs. 99a-b [details]
original description (of Ancylus depressus Haldeman, 1844) Haldeman, S. S. (1844). <i>Ancylus</i>. A monograph of the freshwater univalve Mollusca of the United States, including notices of species in other parts of North America. 7. J. Dobson, Philadelphia. 1-14, plate 1.
page(s): 6, pl. 1, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Ancylus ovalis E. S. Morse, 1864) Morse, E. S. (1864). Observations on the terrestrial Pulmonifera of Maine, including a catalogue of all the species of terrestrial and fluviatile Mollusca known to inhabit the state. <em>Journal of the Portland Society of Natural History.</em> 1(1): 1-63, pls 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070837
page(s): 44, figs. 101-102 [details]
original description (of Ancylus borealis E. S. Morse, 1864) Morse, E. S. (1864). Observations on the terrestrial Pulmonifera of Maine, including a catalogue of all the species of terrestrial and fluviatile Mollusca known to inhabit the state. <em>Journal of the Portland Society of Natural History.</em> 1(1): 1-63, pls 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070837
page(s): 45, figs. 103-104 [details]
original description (of Ancylus oregonensis Clessin, 1880) Clessin, S. (1880). Diagnoses novarum specierum generis Ancyli. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter, Neue Folge.</em> 3: 159., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35483787
page(s): 159 [details]
original description (of Ferrissia michiganensis Winslow, 1923) Winslow, M.L. (1923). Two new fresh-water snails from Michigan. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 145: 1-4.
page(s): 2, pl. 1, figs. 6-8 [details]
original description (of Ferrissia (Ferrissia) arkansasensis B. Walker, 1925) Walker, B. (1925). New species of North American Ancylidae and Lancidae. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.</em> 165: 1-13., available online at https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/56604/OP165.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
page(s): 5, pl. 1, figs. 7-8 [details]
original description (of Ferrissia (Ferrissia) browni B. Walker, 1925) Walker, B. (1925). New species of North American Ancylidae and Lancidae. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.</em> 165: 1-13., available online at https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/56604/OP165.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
page(s): 4, pl. 1, figs. 5-6 [details]
original description (of Ferrissia (Ferrissia) hendersoni B. Walker, 1925) Walker, B. (1925). New species of North American Ancylidae and Lancidae. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.</em> 165: 1-13., available online at https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/56604/OP165.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
page(s): 1, pl. 1, figs. 1-2 [details]
original description (of Ancylus caurinus subalpinus J. G. Cooper, 1890) Cooper, J. G. (1890). Additional notes and descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> (2) 3: 70-91, pl. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16073509
page(s): 82, pl. 1, figs. 26-28 [details]
original description (of Ferrissia (Ferrissia) mcneilli B. Walker, 1925) Walker, B. (1925). New species of North American Ancylidae and Lancidae. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.</em> 165: 1-13., available online at https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/56604/OP165.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
page(s): 3, pl. 1, figs. 3-4 [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors





To Barcode of Life (29 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Conchology (Ferrissia rivularis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ferrissia rivularis)
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 59 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1442484)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1454644)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Conchology (Ferrissia rivularis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ferrissia rivularis)
To GenBank (113 nucleotides; 59 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1442484)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1454644)
To ITIS