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Macroschisma Tasmaniae
''Macroschisma'', common name the narrow slot limpets, is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.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 2012-12-31Nomenclator Zoologicus Species Species within the genus ''Macroschisma'' include: *''Macroschisma africanum'' John Read le Brockton Tomlin, Tomlin, 1932 * ''Macroschisma angustatum'' A. Adams, 1851 *''Macroschisma bakiei'' Arthur Adams (zoologist), Adams in Sowerby, 1862 *''Macroschisma compressum'' Arthur Adams (zoologist), Adams, 1850 *''Macroschisma cuspidatum'' Arthur Adams (zoologist), Adams, 1851 *''Macroschisma dilatatum'' Arthur Adams (zoologist), Adams, 1851 *''Macroschisma elegans'' Preston, 1908 * ''Macroschisma hiatula'' Swainson, 1840 * ''Macroschisma madreporaria'' Hedley, 1907 *''Macros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edward Gray
John Edward Gray, FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The same is used for a zoological name. Gray was keeper of zoology at the British Museum in London from 1840 until Christmas 1874, before the natural history holdings were split off to the Natural History Museum. He published several catalogues of the museum collections that included comprehensive discussions of animal groups and descriptions of new species. He improved the zoological collections to make them amongst the best in the world. Biography Gray was born in Walsall, but his family soon moved to London, where Gray studied medicine. He assisted his father in writing ''The Natural Arrangement of British Plants'' (1821). After being blackballed by the Linnean Society of London, Gray shifted his interest from botany to zoology. He began his zoologica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
