Ferussacia valida (Mousson, 1872:130)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Cionella valida Mousson, 1872
Conservation Status
Extinct
Distribution & Habitat
Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Macaronesia
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Mousson, A. (1872). Révision de la faune malacologique des Canaries. Neue Denkschriften der Schweizerischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 25(14): 1-176, pl. 1-6.
Other references:
Fernández-Palacios, José María, Fructuoso, Melania, Illera, Juan Carlos, Rando, Juan Carlos, de Nascimento, Lea, Fernández-Palacios, Enrique, Patiño, Jairo, Otto, Rüdiger, Castilla-Beltrán, Álvaro, González, Esther Martín, Orihuela-Rivero, Raúl, Alcover, Josep Antoni, Whittaker, Robert J. (2025). A synthesis of terrestrial species extinctions in the Macaronesian Islands and their correspondence with human occupancy. PNAS Nexus 4(8): pgaf215. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf215 [Supplementary data (.docx)]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ferussacia valida (Mousson, 1872). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050238 on 2026-01-25
Richter, C. et al. (2019). Changes in Pleistocene gastropod faunas on Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) and implications on shifting palaeoenvironmental conditions. Quat Sci Rev. 209: 63-81.