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Fissurellidae Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurellidae. Accessed throu ...

, 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 ...

'' Adams, 1851 *''

Macroschisma elegans ''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 ...

'' Preston, 1908 * ''

Macroschisma hiatula ''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 ...

'' Swainson, 1840 * ''

Macroschisma madreporaria ''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 ...

'' Hedley, 1907 *'' Macroschisma maximum'' Adams, 1851 *'' Macroschisma megatrema'' Adams, 1851 *''

Macroschisma munitum ''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 ...

'' ( Iredale, 1940) *'' Macroschisma productum'' Adams, 1850 *'' Macroschisma rubrum'' Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015 * ''

Macroschisma scutiformis ''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 ...

'' G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869 *'' Macroschisma sinense'' Adams, 1855 *''

Macroschisma tasmaniae ''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 ...

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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 ''

'' 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 ''

'' ( Iredale, 1940) *''Macroschisma producta'' (sic): synonym of '' Macroschisma productum'' Adams, 1850 *''Macroschisma sinensis'' ic: synonym of '' Macroschisma sinense'' 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