Macroschisma africanum

Macroschisma africanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Genus: Macroschisma
Species: M. africanum
Binomial name
Macroschisma africanum
Tomlin, 1932[1]
Synonyms

Macroschisma africana [sic] (incorrect gender ending)

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]

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:[2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 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
  3. Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  4. Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.


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