| Siphonaria compressa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Siphonariida |
| Family: | Siphonariidae |
| Genus: | Siphonaria |
| Species: | S. compressa |
| Binomial name | |
| Siphonaria compressa Allanson, 1958 | |
Siphonaria compressa is a species of small, air-breathing sea snail. It is a pulmonate limpet, a gastropod in the Siphonariidae family.
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). [2]
The length of the shell is 4-4.5 mm. [3] It is the smallest species of Siphonariidae. [3]
This small false limpet lives on the leaves of the marine plant, eelgrass. [3]
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