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Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma'' Gray, 1835. Accessed through:

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Species

Species within the genus ''Macroschisma'' include: *'' Macroschisma africanum'' Tomlin, 1932 * '' Macroschisma angustatum'' A. Adams, 1851 *'' Macroschisma bakiei'' Adams in Sowerby, 1862 *'' Macroschisma compressum'' Adams, 1850 *''

Macroschisma cuspidatum ''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.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma'' Gray, 1835. Accessed through: Wor ...

'' Adams, 1851 *'' Macroschisma dilatatum'' Adams, 1851 *'' Macroschisma elegans'' Preston, 1908 * '' Macroschisma hiatula'' Swainson, 1840 * '' Macroschisma madreporaria'' Hedley, 1907 *'' Macroschisma maximum'' Adams, 1851 *'' Macroschisma megatrema'' Adams, 1851 *'' Macroschisma munitum'' ( Iredale, 1940) *'' Macroschisma productum'' Adams, 1850 *'' Macroschisma rubrum'' Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015 * '' Macroschisma scutiformis'' G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869 *''

Macroschisma sinense ''Macroschisma sinense'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

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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'' G ...

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;Species brought into synonymy: *''Macroschisma africana'' (sic): synonym of '' Macroschisma africanum'' Tomlin, 1932 *''Macroschisma canalifera'' ( Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869): synonym of '' Lucapinella canalifera'' (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869) *''Macroschisma compressa'' (sic): synonym of '' Macroschisma compressum'' Adams, 1850 *''Macroschisma cuspidata'' (sic): synonym of ''

'' Adams, 1851 *''Macroschisma dilatata'' (sic): synonym of '' Macroschisma dilatatum'' Adams, 1851 *''Macroschisma magathura'' (sic): synonym of '' Macroschisma megatrema'' Adams, 1851 *''Macroschisma maxima'' ic: synonym of '' Macroschisma maximum'' Adams, 1851 *''Macroschisma munita'' (sic): synonym of '' Macroschisma munitum'' ( Iredale, 1940) *''Macroschisma producta'' (sic): synonym of '' Macroschisma productum'' Adams, 1850 *''Macroschisma sinensis'' ic: synonym of ''

'' Adams, 1855

References

* Cotton, B. C., 1959. ''South Australian Mollusca''. Archaeogastropoda. W.L. Hawes, Adelaide.. 449 pp., 1 pl. * Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F., 1962 1/Dec/1962 ''A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales''. Mem. Aust. Mus., 11:0-0 * Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J., 1962. ''Marine Molluscs of Victoria.'' Melbourne University Press and National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne. xv, 475 * Wilson, B., 1993. ''Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods''. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, WA

External links

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): 1-98To GenBank To ITISTo World Register of Marine Species
* Gastropod genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Fissurellidae-stub