Macroschisma

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Macroschisma
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Macroschisma tasmaniae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Superfamily: Fissurelloidea
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Fissurellinae
Genus: Macroschisma
Gray, 1835
Type species
Patella macroschisma
Lightfoot, 1786
Synonyms [1]
  • Dolichoschisma Iredale, 1940
  • Forolepas Iredale, 1940
  • MacroschismaAgassiz, 1846
  • Machrochisma (misspelling)
  • Macrochisma [sic] (misspelling)

Macroschisma, common name the narrow slot limpets, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets. [1] [2]

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Species

Species within the genus Macroschisma include: [1]

Macroschisma munitum Macrochisma munita 002.jpg
Macroschisma munitum
Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bouchet, P. (2012). Macroschisma Gray, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205990 on 2012-12-31
  2. Nomenclator Zoologicus