MolluscaBase name details
Macroschisma africana Tomlin, 1932
215800 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215800)
unaccepted (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Machrochisma africana Tomlin, 1932) 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. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 30: 157-169., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40855798
page(s): 161, fig. 3. [details]
page(s): 161, fig. 3. [details]
Description The shell is long and narrow, moderately raised, with prominent oval opening from the centre to the anterior edge, up to...
Description The shell is long and narrow, moderately raised, with prominent oval opening from the centre to the anterior edge, up to 4cm long. Colour mottled pink. Habitat: shallow rock and coral areas. (Richmond, 1997) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Macroschisma africana Tomlin, 1932. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215800 on 2024-04-19
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original description
(of Machrochisma africana Tomlin, 1932) 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. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 30: 157-169., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40855798
page(s): 161, fig. 3. [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 32. [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 36 [details]
page(s): 161, fig. 3. [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 32. [details]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 36 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description The shell is long and narrow, moderately raised, with prominent oval opening from the centre to the anterior edge, up to 4cm long. Colour mottled pink. Habitat: shallow rock and coral areas. (Richmond, 1997) [details]
