Siphonaria compressa explained

Siphonaria compressa is a species of small, air-breathing sea snail. It is a pulmonate limpet, a gastropod in the Siphonariidae family.

Distribution

It is endemic to South Africa.

A further site for this false limpet was discovered in 2004 in the Knysna River estuary (S34 03:E23 03) South Africa by Dr B. R. Allanson (the original describer of the species).^[1]

Description

The length of the shell is 4-4.5 mm.^[2] It is the smallest species of Siphonariidae.^[2]

Ecology

This small false limpet lives on the leaves of the marine plant, eelgrass.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Allanson B. R.. Herbert D. G.. amp. 2005. A newly discovered population of the critically endangered false limpet Siphonaria compressa Allanson, 1958 (Pulmonata: Siphonariidae) with observations on its reproductive biology. South African Journal of Science. 101. 1/2. 95–97. 20 May 2014.
2. Allanson B. R.. Msizi S. C.. amp. 2010. Reproduction and growth of the endangered siphonariid limpet Siphonaria compressa (Pulmonata: Basommatophora). Invertebrate Reproduction & Development. 54. 3. 151–161. 10.1080/07924259.2010.9652327. 2010InvRD..54..151A.