Macroschisma africanum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[2][3][4]
| Macroschisma africanum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Lepetellida |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Subfamily: | Fissurellinae |
| Genus: | Macroschisma |
| Species: | M. africanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Macroschisma africanum | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macroschisma africana [sic] (incorrect gender ending) | |
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- Mascarene Basin
- Mauritius
References
edit- ^ Tomlin J.R. le B. (1932) Reports on the marine Mollusca in the collection of the South African Museum. 6-8. Families Fasciolariidae, Fissurellidae, Buccinidae. Annals of the South African Museum 30: 157-169.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2014). Macroschisma africanum Tomlin, 1932. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732495 on 2015-02-15
- ^ Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- ^ Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
External links
edit- Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa. 4049(1): 1-98
- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species